Processing and cooking

[ChickenPotPie]

Can anyone point me to any pictoral instruction for processing quail or can anyone here give me pointers? It's already plucked but nothing else. Still whole.

How about cooking? Tips, recipes? Quail are totally new to me.

Thank you.

 

[PurpleChicken]

I wish I had some pics for you but I don't.

For quail we always used a sharp pair of scissors, cut the head off quick, drained over a garbage can, cut the lower legs off at the joint, cut the wing tips off, skinned by cutting along the breast bone, and then using the scissors cut the breasts off the backbone.

If you choose to use the whole bird then slice an x in the vent area, pull out the internals with one finger, and run under cold water. Most of my quail processing was done in the kitchen sink.

Once you do a few you'll be a pro in no time.



Checked for pics but can't find any good ones.



For cooking you can find all kinds of gourmet quail recipes but I always used my rotisserie or deep fried the breasts and legs with no breading. Quail are yummy.

 

[tuesdays chicks]

if you go to the sticky they show processing in that

 

[HEChicken]

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I thought I remembered seeing something but the last few times I've gone looking, I haven't found it. Did they take that link out of the sticky or am I just missing it?

 

[Dirk Chesterfield]

 

[Denninmi]

Do most people just skin rather than pluck?

 

[joe125]

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I don't know if "most people" skin or pluck. I skin because it's the most expedient method for processing. If you have the time and fortitude, then pluck away. Nothing wrong with pan fried coturnix skin!

It's a matter of personal preference....IMHO!

 

[HEChicken]

It seems like whenever a link is posted for a video of quail processing, it is of how to cut up the bird AFTER it has been killed. That part I already know because I figure it can't be that different than doing a chicken. What I'm more interested in seeing is HOW people dispatch these little birds and that is the part that seems to be pretty elusive. Does anyone have a link to information on HOW to process that includes dispatch?

 

[Fat Daddy]

I simply swiftly pull the head off. Quick and never fails... You can make it more fancy or complicated, but not more efficient. Quickly dead is the goal. Bill

 

[matefrio]

I used pruning shears ..

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