Texas

[Cockle-Dood]

I raise quail I use to have three kinds but the owls seem to like the white ones so now I have jumbo brown and standard pharaoh
They are delicious stuffed with guda onion and garlic then wrapped with bacon and slow smoked on the grill, when processing cutting down the breast instead of the back makes for more even cooking. They are also wonderful baked, dredge in seasoned flour bake and use juices to make a gravy to smoother them in yum yum good stuff.

Oh i cant wait! Thanks for the breast info. Do you just skin these guys? I never heard anything regarding quail plucking...?

 

[yinepu]

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I lop off the head with pruners (the little ones you would use for cutting roses). Then cut off the wing at the first joint, and cut off the feet
a quick slit down the skin with a paring knife (you can cut along the breast or back.. i find cutting the skin down the breast a bit easier).. skin like you are removing a coat
lop off the tail and gut

takes less than a minute and it's done... though if you don't wait for them to bleed out the heart may still be beating when you gut along with muscle twitches.. never bothers me.. but I know some people are pretty squeemish

Some people cut them down the breast or back bone.. I don't bother unless I am trying to cook them flat.. usually I just stuff them with cream cheese and a jalepeno.. rub with a good seasoning rub and wrap with bacon... so no need to split them open down the back or breast unless you have big fingers and can't gut them without doing that

 

[yinepu]

I raise quail I use to have three kinds but the owls seem to like the white ones so now I have jumbo brown and standard pharaoh
They are delicious stuffed with guda onion and garlic then wrapped with bacon and slow smoked on the grill, when processing cutting down the breast instead of the back makes for more even cooking. They are also wonderful baked, dredge in seasoned flour bake and use juices to make a gravy to smoother them in yum yum good stuff.
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y'all are making me want to go buy more quail eggs...



*mumbles curses at the neighbors and their dogs*

 

[Cockle-Dood]

y'all are making me want to go buy more quail eggs...



*mumbles curses at the neighbors and their dogs*

HA! the enable'r table has turned!!

 

[showbarnmom]

I got a coon! I got a coon! Woohoo!!!! My dad is dispatching of it *evil laigh*

 

[Cockle-Dood]

I got a coon! I got a coon! Woohoo!!!! My dad is dispatching of it *evil laigh*

I can just imagine your excitement!

 

[showbarnmom]

I can just imagine your excitement!

I'm very happy lol. I wish it was the only one. But I will always fight with them

 

[TexasLisa]

I got a coon! I got a coon! Woohoo!!!! My dad is dispatching of it *evil laigh*

Lisa

 

[yinepu]

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nah.... I gave away a ton of quail and eggs when i was raising them...

it's just nature's way of telling me I need to restock!

 

[showbarnmom]

I got eggs! I got eggs!!! Woohoo! Friend is setting them in his incubator for me yay