Pareja De Codornices Pair Of Quail Recipes

Steps:

• Soak ancho chile in 1 cup of hot water for 30 minutes.
• Preheat grill to medium-high.
• Place ancho chile and soaking water, garlic, honey, and salt in a blender. Cover and puree until smooth.
• Place quail, breast side down, on preheated grill for 3 to 4 minutes or until skin is browned. Turn quail over and baste generously with pureed sauce. Cook for another 3 to 4 minutes.
• Place quail on a cooler part of grill until finished cooking. Turn quail and baste after 1 minute, then turn over and baste again. The quail is finished when its juices run clear.

Steps:

• For the marinade:
• In a glass bowl mix the olive oil, garlic and ancho chile powder; add the quail, cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours or overnight if possible.
• In a small saucepan, blend the honey, salt and cinnamon together and heat to boiling.
• Place 1 jalapeno in the cavity of each quail and fold legs over the other half. Coat the quail with the honey/cinnamon mixture and wrap with one bacon strip. Pin together with a toothpick that has been soaked in water (so it will not burn when roasted).
• Roast over a mesquite charcoal fire for about 4 minutes, flip the quail and cook on the other side for about 2 minutes or until cooked to medium-rare.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 465 degrees.
• Rinse and clean the quail and pat dry. Rub them with salt and pepper and tie in shape with string. Grease a casserole with butter. Place the quail, bunch of herbs, bay leaf and onions in the casserole. Sprinkle the quail with flour. Cook them in the preheated oven for about 10 minutes until the flour has browned. Turn them over and add the figs. Pour on the white wine and then stir in the chocolate. Reduce the oven temperature to 350 degrees and continue cooking for another 10 minutes. Serve in the casserole.