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James's Roasted Pigeon Whiskey Honey

2 oz Butter
1 tbl Honey
4 x Pigeons, oven-ready
5 tbl Single malt scotch whiskey
2 lrg Nectarines, peeled & sliced
4 tbl Mango juice
4 lrg Squares of kitchen foil

 Method :
Like pheasant, pigeon is best when kept moist during cooking. In this recipe, the birds are baked in their own individual "parcels" , sealing in all the whiskey and honey flavors.
Heat the butter, honey and a Tbsp of whiskey in a frying pan. Add the pigeons and fry them gently for approximately 5 minutes, sealing them in a caramelized glaze. Remove them from the pan, and wrap each pigeon in an individual foil parcel with nectarine slices, a Tbsp of mango juice and one Tbsp whiskey in each.
Bake at 3250F / 1600C / gas 3 for about 1 hour, or until the birds are tender. Serve the foil parcels at the table - guests will enjoy opening the fragrant packages for themselves.