Pigeon in Chocolate Sauce

It is not strange that the second nation that uses chocolate a lot as an ingredient in their salty dishes is from the conquerors of Mexico – Spain -. A diverse number of meats such as hare, hen, quail, and pigeon are cooked there with chocolate, which is made into a full of substance brown sauce.

Ingredients:
4 meaty pigeons
570 ml of red wine
½ teaspoon of freshly ground pepper
1 small teaspoon of salt
2 minced garlic cloves
1 small teaspoon of dry rosemary
½ small teaspoon of dry thyme
4 tablespoons of olive oil
4 medium sized onions, peeled and chopped
1 big red bell pepper, deseeded and de-veined, chopped or in rings
25 gr. of ground almonds
25 gr. Of pure chocolate, broken up into small pieces

Preparation
Place the pigeons in a deep bowl. Mix the wine with the salt, pepper, garlic, rosemary and thyme. Place this mix over the pigeons and let it marinate between twelve to fourteen hours; turn the pigeons around every once in awhile.

Heat some oil in a casserole and slowly fry the onions and the bell pepper for about 10 minutes. Take them off the casserole and let them drip and put them on the side.

Take the pigeons out of the sauce. Increase the heat and quickly fry the pigeons in the leftover hot oil, until they are slightly browned. Take them off the heat and spread the onions and the pepper over them. Pour the sauce over the pigeons. Cover and stick them in the oven at moderate heat, around 160 degrees Celsius, for about 2 hours.

Take them out of the oven and place the pigeons along with the onions and bell peppers in a hot platter. Make sure to keep it hot. Take the excess oil off the surface of the hot sauce until it boils. Add in the ground almonds and the chocolate and stir until the chocolate melts completely. Taste the spicing and then pour this sauce over the pigeons.

Serves 4 people.

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