How to cook quail?

[Playa]

I eat mine 1 or 3 ways.

A) Chicken fried as noted above, smothered in gravy (white as if there were any other!)

B) Chicken friend, but then tossed in Buffalo Wildwings sauce of choice, I prefer Spicy Garlic/

C) Grilled- High heat, but on the upper rack. My wife likes em with bbq sauce, but i just prefer a little salt, pepper, onion powder and garlic powder....

[Flatliner]

gumbo

[Cajun Blake]

simple recipe : Sauteed Quail with Blackberry Glaze



Split birds down the back into halves. Dust lightly with flour and sauté in butter.

Brown quickly on skin side; turn and cook on bone side and turn again.

Reduce heat and continue cooking until birds are tender.

Depending on size of birds, it will take from 10-15 minutes.

Season birds with salt and cracked black pepper corn to taste.

Remove birds from skillet and add 1/2 cup of dry wine and 2 Tblspns of Blackberry jam to drippings.

Bring to light boil and serve glaze over birds

[Mountaineer]

marinade in italian dressing overnight, sprinkle with cajun seasoning and throw em on the grill

[TD2000]

Using poultry shears cutting the backbone out on both sides, then pressing down on the breast bone, flattens out poultry allowing for faster and more even cooking, retaining the juices and keeping it moist. Great technique for turkey, chickens, cornish hens, pheasant, quail, etc. Just place it on a baking dish and don't over cook it.

[Horitexan]

onion in breast cavity, japaleno on outside of breast, wrap in bacon. Put in disposable aluminum baking dish. Add season salt and then cover in zesty italian salad dressing. Smoke on grill using indirect heat for about 30 min. Cover in foil and finish cooking til done. I use a charcoal weber and i'm done in an hour. Add a side of wild rice. Use the left over salad dressing to glaze the quail and cover the rice.

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simple recipe : sauteed quail with blackberry glaze



split birds down the back into halves. Dust lightly with flour and sauté in butter.

Brown quickly on skin side; turn and cook on bone side and turn again.

Reduce heat and continue cooking until birds are tender.

Depending on size of birds, it will take from 10-15 minutes.

Season birds with salt and cracked black pepper corn to taste.

Remove birds from skillet and add 1/2 cup of dry wine and 2 tblspns of blackberry jam to drippings.

Bring to light boil and serve glaze over birds

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[Dale Moser]

When Cosmiccowboy, or B. Randell speak....I listen. When they say the same thing...chisel it in stone!

I've had good grilled quail, very good in fact. But never as good as chicken fried with gravy....have mercy...

[Gixxer]

i cut quail in half lengthways.i then brush them in honey n hang to dry in open air.once its dried i mince some garlic then put them n a bowl.in the bowl i also put seasoning and five spice.i mix througly n then rub the mixture in the insides(breast cage)of the quail halves.

you're then ready to grill or roast them

[agtex42]

3/8" hot oil in a cast iron skillet.

Separate the leg half from the breast half. Dunk in buttermilk, then roll in self rising flour/salt/pepper/tony's or equivalent.

Fry fast turning as needed and don't overcook. Legs cook faster than the breasts.

Then make cream gravy with the crumbles after frying, serve with garlic cheese grits, apple craisin casserole and scratch biscuits

Yum. It doesn't get any better than that.

This has been Christmas breakfast in my family for four generations and counting.

[Bonesplitter]

3/8" hot oil in a cast iron skillet.

Separate the leg half from the breast half. Dunk in buttermilk, then roll in self rising flour/salt/pepper/tony's or equivalent.

Fry fast turning as needed and don't overcook. Legs cook faster than the breasts.

Then make cream gravy with the crumbles after frying, serve with white rice and a veggie.

Yum. It doesn't get any better than that.

We have a winner!!!

[tkuehn5410]

I usually marinate them in some Italian dressing, then add some rub and grill. It has a zingy wonderful taste.

[bow4life]

I fillet off bone and marinate for 24 hours in store bought fajita marinate. Cook with fresh vegs. on disc until done. Do the same with dove meat at the same time- Its as if you went to your favorite place and ordered combonation fajitas, we have served them to folks before that didn't even have clue what it was.

[Coach W]

Shish kabob.

Marinate in Italian Dressing and lemon pepper.

Wrap em on the shish like this:

Bacon-onion-breast-bell pepper-bacon-onion-thighs-bell pepper-bacon

Cook over mesquite coals
Man I am hungry just thinking bout it!

[Artos]

cc...would you mind sharing how your cream gravy is done after frying senor??


I shoot most of them but Dad somehow ends up with the quail in his freezer...it seems to be the only wild game he volunteers to clean

[Slew]

Marinated and grilled over mesquite coals!

If ducks/geese tasted like quail I'd fight over em after a hunt...