Spatchcocked Quail

Spatchcocking is simply a method utilized to unfastened up the carcass of achromatic nutrient poultry (such arsenic chicken, pheasant oregon guinea hens) truthful that it cooks faster and much evenly. Anybody tin bash it astatine home; you conscionable request a large, dense weapon and/or poultry shears. The quail you bargain (we got ours astatine Wagshal's Market successful Northwest Washington, 202-363-0777) whitethorn already travel partially boned and skewered. If not, spot the NOTE for however to interruption it down.

You volition request 2 tiny skewers for each bird. If you can't find quail, precise tiny Cornish hens whitethorn beryllium substituted.

Serve hot, with a greenish crockery and a spicy mayonnaise oregon aioli (see related recipe).

The quail request to marinate astatine country somesthesia for 30 minutes to 1 hour.

Adapted from "The Forgotten Skills of Cooking," by Darina Allen (Kyle, 2010).

Ingredients

Nutritional Facts

Per serving

• Calories

  180

• Fat

  8 g

• Saturated Fat

  2 g

• Sodium

  95 mg

• Cholesterol

  80 mg

• Protein

  25 g

This investigation is an estimation based connected disposable ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s oregon nutritionist’s advice.

Adapted from "The Forgotten Skills of Cooking," by Darina Allen (Kyle, 2010).

Tested by Bonnie S. Benwick.

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