Quail
I am supposed to cook quail and never done it. Looking for a great recipe and lots of explaining on how to handle the quail. I got fresh frozen quail with most bones out as it looks like...could I still stuff them?
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I am supposed to cook quail and never done it. Looking for a great recipe and lots of explaining on how to handle the quail. I got fresh frozen quail with most bones out as it looks like...could I still stuff them?
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Bottomline: don't overcook, makes them dry and tough
If you want to stuff the boneless quail, you can. You would most likely need to truss your stuffed quail with butcher's twine and cook it. Or you can secure the roll with toothpicks.
Here's how we Viets like quail cooked:
https://www.lifestylefood.com.au/recipes/11722/chim-cut-chien-don-crispy-spiced-quail
Good luck!
Quail in puff pastry
Evokes late 19th C French high cuisine and Babette's Feast, great movie of everyday joy set among, was it, Danish puritans. (Bergman's tormented clerics a generation of two before he experienced them.)
Look around...NYT, slate.com and other sites have relatively easy 1-hour versions.
Whatever you choose, enjoy and please tell us stories afterward...:)
If you want something simpler (in addition to ideas from HalfPint & ChefJune), consider an Italian approach, quails on pasta or polenta.
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/quail-sauce-for-fresh-pasta-15069
https://www.splendidtable.org/recipes/quail-roasted-in-polenta