Cherry Smoked Quail and More

[ChileRelleno]

I got a hold of a mess of farm raised quail and figured they'd make a wonderful Sunday dinner.

The Menu
Cherry Smoked Bacon Wrapped Quail
Garden Style Saffron Rice
Baked Apples with Ice Cream

Cherry Smoked Bacon Wrapped Quail
12 Quail, washed, dried and dry brined for 18 hours
12 strips of bacon, partially cooked
Season the quail and wrap in the bacon
Smoke over cherry at 375° till juices run clear and thigh temps at 165°









Garden Style Saffron Rice
2C Rice
4C Vegetable stock
1t Spanish Saffron
1C Mixed vegetables, frozen
4T Butter
1T Salt

Steep the saffron in the vegetable stock while it heats to a boil.
Add the butter, salt, frozen vegetables and rice, return to a boil then lower to fast simmer and cover.
Cook for 25 minutes.



Baked Apples with Ice Cream

7 Honeycrisp apples, large
7 pats of Butter, 1/2T each
3/4C Brown Sugar
1T Cinnamon
1/2C Walnuts, crushed
1/2C Dried cranberries, chopped

Mix all except the apple and butter together and set aside.
Core the apples without going all the way through, leave about a 1/2" bottom.
Put 1/3 each pat of butter in the apple.
Fill apple with sugar mixture, tamp it down about 1/8" below the top of each apple.
Top each apple with rest of each pat of butter.
Smoke at 350°-375° over a nice fruit wood, I used cherry today.
Cook for about an hour, don't overcook or it'll get mushy.








The Finale

[Crow]

You did it again !  Here I sit, just ate a big supper at 6:00, and a big dish of ice cream at 8:30.....and you've made me hungry !!

[Midway Tommy]

Holy Moly! Looks scrumpdillyicious! 

[Tightlines667]

Holy Moly! Looks scrumpdillyicious! 

X2!

[Alto Mare]

That looks good, I had my share when in Italy...nice meal.

Sal

[ChileRelleno]

Thanks guys,
I really appreciate all the replies and compliments.
Cooking is a passion.

[Dominick]

I will try that baked apple recipe.  I love baked apples.  You are an artist.  Dominick

[Hardy Boy]

Wow that looks really good !! Is two of those quail enough for a meal ................... looks so good I might be able to polish off 6 of them !!


Cheers;


Todd

[ChileRelleno]

The apples are pretty good, do give them a go.

3-4 is good, depending on sides.
6 is not a problem at all for a hungry person.
For their size they've some good meat on them, but small is small.

[Gobi King]

Look at the color on those quails, looks tasty, well done my friend!