Quail Skillet Recipes

ROAST QUAIL

Steps:

• If you choose to brine your quail, boil the water or wine with the kosher salt and bay leaves, then turn off the heat and let cool. Submerge the quail in this brine for 2 to 6 hours.
• Preheat your oven to 500°F, or if it doesn't get that hot, as hot as your oven will go. This will take a little while for most ovens, up to 30 minutes. While the oven is preheating, take the quail out of the fridge and pat them dry. Coat with lard, olive oil or butter (your quail will be browner with melted butter) and salt generously. Set aside at room temperature while the oven heats.
• When the oven is hot, get a small roasting pan or cast-iron frying pan and set the quail in it. They will want to tip over, so steady them with cut pieces of the celery stick. Try to prevent the quail from touching each other to speed the cooking process.
• Roast the quail in the oven for 12 to 18 minutes. The lower end of the spectrum will give you quail that are juicy, succulent and a little pink on the inside -- but pale. The higher end of the spectrum will give you a fully cooked, browner quail, but one that is at the edge of being dry. Your choice.
• When you take the quail out of the oven, place on a cutting board and rest for 5 to 10 minutes. Use this time to make the wild game sauce of your choice, or just squirt lemon juice on the birds before serving.

SKILLET QUAIL

Steps:

• 1. BROWN THE WHOLE BIRDS IN THE BUTTER,THEN REMOVE THEM AND SET ASIDE.
• 2. IN THE SAME SKILLET COOK THE CARROTS,ONIONS,GARLIC,AND PARSLEY UNTIL TENDER .STIRRING OFTEN .ADD THE RICE AND MIX THROUGHLY,ADD THE CHICKEN BROTH ,SALT AND PEPPER
• 3. PLACE THE BIRDS ON TOP OF THE MIXTURE,SPRINKLE WITH ADDITIONAL SALT AND PEPPER.PLACE SOME BACON ON TOP OF EACH BIRD AND COVER
• 4. COOK FOR 30 MIN. OR UNTIL TENDER. REMOVE THE BACON AND SERVE.

FIVE SPICE GRILLED QUAIL

Steps:

• To make the marinade: In a small bowl, mix together all the marinated ingredients.
• Put the quail in a large heavy-duty plastic zip-top bag.
• Pour in the marinade (if one bag isn't big enough, then use two bags and divide the marinade).
• Press the air out of the bag and seal tightly.
• Shake gently to distribute the marinade.
• Refrigerate 1-8 hours and turn occasionally.
• Take the quail out of the bag and throw away marinade.
• Pat quail dry with paper towels.
• Lightly brush the quail with vegetable oil.
• In a small bowl, add all the seasoning blend ingredients; stir to combine.
• Sprinkle seasoning blend over quail.
• Grill with breast side down over INDIRECT medium heat for 15-20 minutes or until the juices are slightly pink (turn once halfway through grill time).

PAN ROASTED QUAIL

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Place 1 truffle shaving and 1 shallot into the cavity of each quail. Season the quail with salt and pepper.
• Heat the olive oil over high heat in a large heavy bottomed ovenproof skillet. Place the quail in the skillet breast side down and cook until the skin is golden brown in color. Turn the quail and cook for 3 more minutes. Place the skillet directly in the oven and roast for approximately 10 minutes. Let the quail rest for 5 minutes before serving.
• Heat the butter and olive oil in a skillet over medium heat.
• Add the onion, shallot and garlic and cook until translucent. Add the quinoa and toast until golden, stirring to brown evenly. Add the kosher salt. Add 1 cup of water and simmer the quinoa until all the water is absorbed. Add remaining 2 cups of water, 1 at a time, simmering until quinoa is tender.
• Remove from the heat and stir in the prosciutto, thyme and lemon zest.
• Yield: 6 servings
• Preparation Time: 15 minutes
• Cooking Time: 40 minutes
• Place the cider, white wine vinegar and brown sugar together in a stainless steel pot.
• Bring to a boil, stirring until the sugar has dissolved.
• Reduce the heat to medium and add in the dried dates, Granny Smith apple, garlic and ginger. Cook for 15 minutes or until most of the liquid has been absorbed.
• Stir in the fresh figs, paprika, cardamom and kosher salt. Cook for 5 minutes.
• The chutney will keep for several weeks stored in the refrigerator in an airtight container.

KANSAS QUAIL

Steps:

• Soak wooden skewers in a bowl of water for about 10 minutes.
• Preheat grill for medium heat and lightly oil the grate.
• Wrap 1 slice bacon around each mushroom and thread onto skewers, leaving about 1/2 inch of space between each wrapped mushroom.
• Cook on the preheated grill, rotating the skewers often, until bacon is crispy, 10 to 15 minutes.

SOUTHERN FRIED QUAIL

Steps:

• Rinse the quail and pat dry thoroughly with paper towels.
• Generously season each bird with salt and pepper both inside and out.
• Place quail in a pan and sprinkle over a generous amount of flour, turning the quail in the flour to thoroughly coat the birds.
• Meanwhile, in a well-seasoned black iron skillet, add enough oil to cover the pan to a depth of about 1 inch.
• Bring the oil to frying temperature (about 325) over medium-high heat.
• Add prepared quail to the hot oil and fry 4 to 5 minutes on each side until golden brown all over.
• Remove to a paper towel lined plate to drain.

EASY GRILLED QUAIL

Steps:

• Preheat an outdoor grill for medium heat and lightly oil the grate.
• Combine parsley, paprika, garlic powder, salt, and pepper in a bowl. Add olive oil and stir until evenly combined. Brush seasoned oil over both sides of the quail.
• Grill for 8 minutes. Carefully flip with tongs and grill for 8 minutes more.

QUAIL SKILLET

Steps:

• Pour the vegetable oil to a depth of 1/4 inch in a 13-inch skillet with a lid.
• Heat over medium heat until a pinch of flour sizzles when sprinkled in (about 4 minutes).
• Meanwhile, combine the flour, oregano, garlic powder, cayenne pepper, salt, and black pepper in a medium bowl.
• Dredge the quail in the flour, and then reserve the flour.
• Add the floured quail to the hot oil and fry for about 5 minutes, turning to brown all sides.
• Remove the quail to a plate.
• Turn off the heat and carefully pour off all but 1/4 cup of the hot oil.
• Return the skillet to med-low heat.
• Add the reserved flour to the oil in the skillet.
• Stirring constantly to scrape up any browned bits in the pan, cook for 2 minutes.
• Slowly whisk in the chicken broth.
• Return the quail to the skillet, decrease heat to low, and cover and cook for 15 minutes.
• Taste and adjust with salt and pepper.
• Serve with cooked rice.

QUAIL JALAPEñO POPPERS

Steps:

• Combine the ingredients for the marinade in a large bowl.
• Breast out the quail and cut off legs and soak in marinade overnight.
• Slice the jalapeños in half lengthwise and remove seeds and pulp with a butter knife. Soak in freshly squeezed lime juice anywhere from one hour to overnight (the longer the soak, the stronger tang of lime).
• When ready to assemble poppers, cut strips of hard, high-temp cheese that are approximately ½ inch thick by ½ inch wide (basically a strip to fit inside the hollow cavity of each halved jalapeño).
• Place cheese strip in each jalapeño and top with a quail breast. Wrap bacon tightly around the poppers-you shouldn't need a toothpick-and set along rim of an oven-safe skillet. Crack fresh black pepper over the top of the poppers.
• Preheat oven to 275 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Add quail legs from the marinade to the center of the skillet.
• Cook quail poppers and legs at 275 F for 20 minutes, then turn on the broiler to crisp the bacon and the legs. This should take anywhere from 5 to 10 minutes at most.
• Remove the skillet from the oven and let poppers cool for 5 minutes prior to serving.
• Garnish with freshly minced cilantro (optional).

GRILLED TEXAS QUAIL

Steps:

• Marinate the quail in olive oil, garlic and fresh herbs in the refrigerator overnight.
• Remove from the refrigerator and sprinkle Creole seasoning blend on both sides. Grill on high heat over mesquite wood until done (about 4 to 5 minutes per side).