Heya all, I've seen folks on here asking what quail tastes like, so figured to throw in my experience.
I had a rowdy A&M that I took out of the gene pool, he was young, so smallish, but I figured it'd be a good practice butcher for me.
I cut off the wings and feet then skinned it, then cleaned it out well inside. Put it into a baggie in the fridge, no brine at all, just the bird in a bag, and left it overnight.
Next day (today) I wrapped it in a piece of bacon, no other seasonings, just the bacon, and threw it on the grill. Cooked it for about 20-30 minutes (wasn't timing it, but I smoked a couple cigarettes, so I figure the time is pretty accurate
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I served it with a fresh tomato sliced with salt and pepper on it, and then dug in...
It was good, very tender, I was surprized how much breast meat there was by ratio to bird size. This bird was very young, maybe 5 weeks old - so way younger than normal butcher age. I am interested in trying a full grown bird next time.
It tasted like chicken thighs - not as strong of a chicken dark meat flavor, it was very mild, but good - not too exotic, familiar enough that I can perhaps talk my family into eating it.
Now, I just need to find a bigger bird MMMM
meri
I had a rowdy A&M that I took out of the gene pool, he was young, so smallish, but I figured it'd be a good practice butcher for me.
I cut off the wings and feet then skinned it, then cleaned it out well inside. Put it into a baggie in the fridge, no brine at all, just the bird in a bag, and left it overnight.
Next day (today) I wrapped it in a piece of bacon, no other seasonings, just the bacon, and threw it on the grill. Cooked it for about 20-30 minutes (wasn't timing it, but I smoked a couple cigarettes, so I figure the time is pretty accurate
I served it with a fresh tomato sliced with salt and pepper on it, and then dug in...
It was good, very tender, I was surprized how much breast meat there was by ratio to bird size. This bird was very young, maybe 5 weeks old - so way younger than normal butcher age. I am interested in trying a full grown bird next time.
It tasted like chicken thighs - not as strong of a chicken dark meat flavor, it was very mild, but good - not too exotic, familiar enough that I can perhaps talk my family into eating it.
Now, I just need to find a bigger bird MMMM
meri
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