Thanks for the kind comments gentleman!
Also, Ive never had dove. Whats it like? Taste like chicken?
Not "gamey" at all. In fact I don't get the gamey thing. I believe that Americans are just so used to eating bland food that anything with flavor unlike beef or chicken is gamey. Sorry not directed at you Fourtotheflush just a quick vent.
Any bird that migrates, and doves do migrate, will be a dark meat. Another thing about <insert game bird here> is that when you remove the skin/fat you are left with a very (completely) fat free / lean piece of meat. Adding bacon adds much needed fat to prevent it from drying out. Doves have a taste all their own, but it is fairly mild. Very tasty and unlike any domestic animal so hard to draw a comparison.
Bacon wrapped!! Great idea, I'll be using this later in the year. Looks amazing
Here is a hint. Microwave your bacon for a few minutes and let it cool/drain BEFORE you wrap the bird in it. If you don't you end up grilling the birds for WAY to long because you are trying to get raw bacon cooked to edible state. Unfortunately, when you do this you completely overcook the bird and end up with an unpleasant dish instead of med rare goodness and done bacon. This trick works with duck, geese, and dove equally well. :thumbsup:
