In honor of mtgoat666, I thought I'd try and smoke up some of the doves I harvested over the weekend. Brine, wrap in bacon, smoke for an hour(?) at
200-220.
Brine: 1 qt water, 1/4 cup kosher salt, 1/4 cup brown sugar, teaspoon of garlic powder, onion powder (I used flaked onion), thyme, rosemary, pepper.
5 cleaned dove breasts into the brine for 6 hours:
Out of the brine:
Doves in a blanket:
Just finished in smoker, 1:15
Turned out nice medium rare:
Tasted delicious IMHO. The bacon was a bit smoky taste, but the doves were nice and tender.
John
[Edited on 9-8-2018 by John Harper]chuckie - 9-6-2018 at 10:30 AM
I think you will be disappointed, I did much the same thing last year when I had a bunch of hunters out.....Did 30-40 dove breasts....still tasted
like smoked liver....good luckAKgringo - 9-6-2018 at 10:33 AM
So that's what they meant by smoking doves! I could never get one to light up.chuckie - 9-6-2018 at 12:35 PM
Lit the wrong end?Bubba - 9-11-2018 at 07:17 AM
Those look tasty!Daventec - 5-3-2019 at 02:31 PM
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So that's what they meant by smoking doves! I could never get one to light up.
