Pan Fried Quail

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Quail is in season all year round but at its best from June to September. The meat is mild in flavour and benefits from quick cooking like most game.

Ingredients

Preparation Time: 20 minutes
Cooking Time: 4 minutes
Serves: 3

Method

  1. First, remove the wish bone from the neck. Pull the skin up towards the breast meat to expose the wish bone, slice down either side of the bone and release it with your fingers until it snaps out.
  2. Second, remove the breasts from the quail. Slice down the breast bone with a very sharp straight knife. Keep the knife next to the breast bone and continue to slice the breast meat away until it comes off in one piece. Do the same on the other side and place the meat onto a plate.
  3. Next, remove the legs. Pop out the thigh bone and slice down between the ball and socket. Slice underneath the leg and around so you get as much meat as possible. Remove the upper thigh bone by pushing your thumb and index finger underneath it and slide it along to release the bone, then simply snap it off. Repeat this for all the other legs and place them onto the plate with the breast meat. preparing the quail
  4. Heat the oil and butter in a frying pan over a medium heat. When the butter has stopped fizzing place the breasts and legs into the pan, skin side down. Cook them for 2 minutes until they are golden brown, then turn only the breasts over. frying the quail
  5. Cook them for a further 1 minute before turning the legs over. Then, after another 1 minute, take the breasts out and continue to cook the legs for a further 1 minute.
    Breasts: first side = 2 minutes, second side = 2 minutes
    Legs: first side = 3 minutes, second side = 2 minutes. more quail frying
  6. Remove the breasts and legs respectively and place them onto a clean plate to rest for 5 minutes before serving. We served the quail with roast parsnips, braised green cabbage and a wild mushroom and smoked pancettia quail jus. the finished fried quail
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Useful Information

Can it be frozen? No.
Can it be prepared in advance? Yes, to step 3, up to 3 days in advance.
Will leftovers be nice? Yes, for up to 3 days.

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