Passenger Pigeon Meal

Name: Passenger Pigeon Meal
Ingredients: 4 large potatoes, in skins; 2 1/2 quarts water; 1 small chicken, cut up; 1 large onion, chopped; 1 garlic clove; 2 celery ribs, cut into small pieces; 1/4 cup wine; Seasoning Bag; 2 teaspoons salt; 10 peppercorns, cracked; 1 bay leaf; 1/2 teaspoon thyme; 1/2 teaspoon rosemary; Soup Vegetables; 1 large carrot, diced; 1 small potato; other vegetables, as desired (optional); Other ingredients; 4 tablespoons butter; 4 carrots, sliced thickly; 3 shallots, sliced

21 ingredients

9 steps

Ingredients

4 large potatoes, in skins
2 1/2 quarts water
1 small chicken, cut up
1 large onion, chopped
1 garlic clove
2 celery ribs, cut into small pieces
1/4 cup wine
Seasoning Bag
2 teaspoons salt
10 peppercorns, cracked
1 bay leaf
1/2 teaspoon thyme
1/2 teaspoon rosemary
Soup Vegetables
1 large carrot, diced
1 small potato
other vegetables, as desired (optional)
Other ingredients
4 tablespoons butter
4 carrots, sliced thickly
3 shallots, sliced

Directions

1

Boil potatoes in water and set aside to cool.
2

Add hen, onion, garlic, celery and wine to potato water.
3

Wrap spices in muslin cloth and knot. Put in kettle. Simmer for 45 minutes.
4

Remove hen and set aside. Add soup vegetables to stock.
5

Strip meat from neck and add back to soup along with giblets chopped finely.
6

Sliced cold boiled potatoes and brown in a skillet with butter.
7

After potatoes are browned remove from the skillet and brown the chicken. You may need to add more butter.
8

Remove chicken from skillet and lightly sautee carrots and shallots.
9

Serve soup, hen, carrots and potatoes.