Surprise Pigeon
Origin: Florence, Italy
Source: Pellegrino Artusi, 1891
Ingredients
- pigeon
- veal or milk-fed veal cutlet
- salt
- pepper
- small pinch spices (mixed)
- butter
- truffles
- pigeon liver and small onion
Instructions
- Beat a proportionally sized veal cutlet thin; season with salt, pepper, a pinch of mixed spices and a little butter (optionally add truffle slices).
- Roll the cutlet, place it inside the pigeon, and sew the opening shut.
- Optionally cook the pigeon's onion and liver in juice/butter, pound them, and spread on the cutlet before rolling so the flavors blend.
- Spit-roast. The same method works for a young chicken.