What's Your Best Quail Recipe?

[jumbocoturnix]

Thanksgiving is coming up, would like to ask for some great and simple recipe tips for cooking quails. Greatly appreciate it everyone. Thanks!

 

[geniash]

(not mine, but good nevertheless).

Quail Stuffed with Wild Mushrooms

4 large quail
1 tbsp of olive oil
2 onions, diced
2 cups of breadcrumbs
2 cups of wild mushrooms, sliced
Salt and freshly-ground black pepper
2 tbsp of thyme, chopped
2 tbsp of parsley, chopped
1/2 cup of clarified butter

* Preheat oven to 350 F.
* Debone the quail from the back, leaving the bird whole.
* In a heavy-bottomed frying pan, heat the olive oil over a medium heat.
* Add the onion and cook until caramelized and brown, about 15 mins.
* Add sliced mushrooms and cook for 1 more minute.
* Remove the pan from the heat and add stir the breadcrumbs, season to taste with salt and pepper.
* Lay the birds out flat and divide the stuffing equally between 4 quail, putting the mixture in the middle of flattened bird. Top with chopped herbs.
* Re-form the quail to their original shape, then place them in a tin foil nest to maintain the shape and brush with clarified butter.
* Place in the oven and bake for 20 mins.

 

[lomine]

I just did a variation of this recipe. Basically just pecans, apples, carrots, onions, and spices. I left the other stuff out because I didn't have it and didn't feel like buying it. So, so good.
http://www.dartagnan.com/roast-quail-with-apples-and-pecans-recipe.html