Ultimate Dove Skewer Recipe: Sizzle with Spicy Peanut Sauce
Transform your dove game with our mouth-watering skewer recipe. Dive into a fusion of dove, pineapple, and jalapeños, all topped with a tantalizing spicy peanut sauce.
Breast out your doves. If you plucked your birds, you can leave the skin on. The night or morning before grilling them, in a large mixing bowl, mix the breasts with the spice rub or make the marinade.
Add ingredients other than the oil to a medium saucepan to make the marinade—heat on medium-low. Let simmer for 10 to 15 minutes, stirring intermittently. When it’s done, add the olive oil and allow it to cool before adding the dove breasts to the marinade.
To assemble the skewers, start by soaking wooden skewers in water. Alternatively, use stainless steel skewers. Chop the red onion into thick squares. Remove the stems, pulp, and seeds from the jalapeño peppers, cut them in half, and chop them into large squares. Cut the rind off the pineapple and chop it into cubes, being sure to remove the center (which is a tough texture).
With the skewers, alternate between onion, pineapple, peppers, and dove breasts. Pack each ingredient tightly up and down the skewer. You may wish to fold dove breasts in half when adding them to a skewer.
Add all ingredients to a small or medium saucepan to make the peanut sauce. Heat on low, stirring occasionally. Be careful not to let it burn.
To cook the skewers, preheat a grill to a hot temperature, a minimum of 500 degrees Fahrenheit. I’ve been using an infrared grill from Schwank Grills. It gets up to 1,500 F. I put my skewers on the tray and raised it toward the ceiling (where the infrared heat is), charred one side, flipped, repeated, then removed my skewers. The whole process took 2 minutes. Regardless of your grill, you want to grill all sides of the skewers until there is a nice char on all sides. Hot and fast is the goal, so get a nice texture on the outside but keep your dove breasts medium-rare.
Drizzle with the peanut sauce prior to serving. You may wish to add the peanut sauce to a squeeze bottle, but that isn’t necessary. Drizzle it on top of the skewers by spooning out the sauce from the saucepan or serving the sauce on the side as a dipping sauce. Garnish with freshly chopped cilantro, and add some fresh lime slices.
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