Welcome to our wood pigeon recipes collection, where small birds deliver substantially big flavour. Wood pigeon breast recipes, pigeon casserole, pigeon pie, and pigeon terrine all prove this abundant game bird punches well above its weight in the kitchen.
Our pigeon cooking guides cover pan-fried wood pigeon breast (quick and pink), slow-cooked pigeon recipes for the legs, pigeon salad ideas, and those impressive pigeon dishes that make dinner guests forget you’re serving “pest control.” Learn how to cook woodpigeon properly, pigeon breast with fruit combinations, pigeon ragu recipes, and the sauces that complement its rich, almost liver-like intensity.
Roasted woodpigeon sits alongside pigeon stew, Asian-inspired pigeon recipes, and modern pigeon cooking techniques in our collection. Whether you’ve got a dozen birds from an evening flight or just a couple of breasts, searching for quick pigeon recipes or elaborate pigeon dinner ideas, you’ll find inspiration here.
Mark Gough prepares a meal that can be rustled up in minutes, with ingredients sourced from the woods.
If you fancy having a go at your own smoking then this pâté will give you the perfect opportunity to practice
Kate Gatacre whips up a quick and easy pigeon and beetroot salad — the perfect lunch for a summer’s day
This pigeon carpaccio recipe doesn't need cooking but requires at least 12 hours to marinate and needs to be frozen for an hour before serving
Lee Maycock: Impress your friends with a game meat they might not have been willing to touch in the past.
Wood pigeon breast is topped with a potato crisp and drizzled with a beetroot purée and blueberry jus - a dish looking as good as it tastes
Game cookery recipe: Add a little zest to this migratory bird game cookery recipe.
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