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Roasted Quail with Muscadines
Muscadines are wild grapes indigenous to the Southeast. If you can find them, by all means use them; otherwise use regular grapes. Either makes a lovely sweet-tart accompaniment for rich quail. The traditional French pairing for quail is chestnuts. Try this quail dish with a simple, savory chestnut puree.
total:
45 mins
Servings:
4
Roasted Quail with Muscadines

Ingredients

Directions

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

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  • Pat quail dry and season with salt and pepper. Place a large roasting pan over two burners on medium-high heat, add butter and oil and heat until shimmering. Add the quail skin-side down and sear until deep brown, 2 to 3 minutes, moving them to different spots in the pan to brown evenly.

  • Turn the quail over and place a thyme sprig on each; transfer the pan to the oven. Roast until cooked through but still a little pink in the leg, 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer the quail to a warmed large platter and tent with foil.

  • Add bourbon (or brandy or Cognac) to the roasting pan and return it to the stovetop. Turn the two burners under the pan to medium-high heat, add wine and bring to a boil, stirring with a wooden spoon to loosen any browned bits. Simmer, stirring often, until the liquid is reduced to about 1/4 cup, 3 to 5 minutes. Add broth and continue to simmer until reduced by half (about 1/2 cup), 5 to 7 minutes. Reduce the heat to low, add grapes and stir to warm them, 1 to 2 minutes. Serve the quail with the grape sauce.

Tips

Tips:
Semiboneless quail have had all bones removed except for the wing and lower leg bones, making them a great choice for quick cooking. Find them in well-stocked supermarkets, specialty butchers or from dartagnan.com.

Tips

Muscadines and scuppernongs have tough, sour skins concealing sweet, juicy flesh. To peel and seed, halve the grapes through the stem end with a sharp chef's knife. Using the tip of the knife, remove the seeds. Squeeze each half over a bowl. The flesh with separate from the skin. Use immediately.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:
353 calories; protein 30.9g; carbohydrates 7.2g; dietary fiber 0.3g; sugars 5.2g; fat 15.4g; saturated fat 5.7g; cholesterol 109.5mg; vitamin a iu 274.5IU; vitamin c 11mg; folate 13.5mcg; calcium 28.6mg; iron 6.5mg; magnesium 43.1mg; potassium 497.2mg; sodium 491mg; thiamin 0.4mg.
Exchanges:

4 lean meat, 2 fat
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