Baked quail ^ recipes

Quail meat and eggs are among thoseproducts that are considered dietary. Moreover, this was known in ancient times. According to historical sources, even Ancient Egypt knew about the medicinal properties of the meat of this small bird of the chicken family. Of course, back then they were talking about wild quails that people hunted. Today, it is not difficult to cook baked quails or any other dish from this tender meat: the bird is bred on numerous farms, and it is sold in any supermarket. Quail meat was also widely used in Russian cuisine. If you reread books with old culinary recipes, you can find many interesting and unique dishes there. Thus, quails baked with cherries, lingonberries, apples were served at the table, and special sauces were prepared for the bird. And in general, this small bird was considered a royal dish in Rus'. Nowadays, quail dishes are served in the most prestigious restaurants around the world, as the high taste qualities of quail meat, its aroma, tenderness and juiciness are highly valued by gourmets. Like any delicacy, quails are quite expensive in a restaurant. Meanwhile, any housewife can create such a simple in cooking method and at the same time very sophisticated dish as quails baked with a vegetable side dish. This dish, in addition to its main advantages - taste, has many more advantages. Firstly, it will cost very little, and this point is very relevant today. And secondly, this is a very convenient option for a main course if you are expecting guests. Usually, the hostess of the house spends so much energy and nerves before receiving guests that when the time "X" comes, she already wants only one thing: to fall into a chair and do nothing. Main courses require special labor. But in the case of our recipe, nothing like that threatens you. The thing is that all the work can (and should) be done the day before. And on the day of the celebration, all you have to do is put the baking tray with all the beauty in the oven and in 30-35 minutes you will be able to accept the admiration of those present!

The recipe for baking quail

Products:

quail
salt pepper
garlic
a bit of fresh greens
olive oil
lemon juice
honey
soy sauce
bacon

For the vegetable pillow we will need:Potatoes, carrots, onions, fennel, some white roots, celery, eggplants, sweet peppers, tomatoes, zucchini, salt, pepper, olive oil. Method of preparation: Wash and dry the quails. Prepare the marinade. To do this, mix and lightly beat the olive oil, lemon juice, soy sauce and honey, add crushed garlic. Rub the birds with salt and pepper, put a couple of stalks of parsley and dill inside and a piece of garlic. Put in a bowl and pour the prepared marinade over them. This can be done the day before, in which case the quails will be well marinated and will absorb all the aromas. All the vegetables that are supposed to be used for the side dish can also be prepared in the evening. They need to be washed, peeled, cut into large pieces, sprinkled with coarse salt and pepper, drizzled with olive oil and put in a cool place. The exception is potatoes, they should be added immediately before cooking. Place the vegetables on a baking sheet, trying to distribute them as evenly as possible. Place the quails on top, attaching a piece of bacon to their breasts with toothpicks. Bake in the oven, preheated to 180 degrees, for 30-35 minutes. As you can see, this dish is very easy to prepare, and preparing all the ingredients will not take much time. You can accurately calculate the required number of quails based on the number of guests and prepare, for example, not one baking sheet, but two. Success is guaranteed: the dish is tasty, looks beautiful and is also very high in calories. By the way, the calorie content of quail meat is five times higher than chicken! Notes to the recipe:

Vegetables for a pillow can be any - everything dependsfrom your preferences and, of course, from the season. In summer, it is best to use small young potatoes, it is very quickly prepared and it can be baked entirely.
If you expect a lot of guests, and youit seems that a side dish of vegetables alone can not do, you can additionally prepare a loose rice or risotto. Rice is perfectly combined with baked vegetables and poultry.
For baking is preferable to choose youngquail (the bird begins to be slaughtered after reaching one and a half months). If older quails, they are better to cook - it turns out a great broth, irreplaceable in dietary nutrition, including in diseases of the gastrointestinal tract.
We do not give the exact amount of each ingredient that is a part of the marinade for quails, as this is a matter of everyone's taste, and it's on him that should be guided.

You already know how to bake quails.And in addition, a recipe for making crumbly rice, as advised by the historian of Russian cuisine and generally a subtle connoisseur of culinary secrets V.V. Pokhlebkin. Method of preparation Wash the rice thoroughly, pour cold water and bring to a boil. Cook over high heat for 4 minutes, then over low heat for another 7 minutes. Turn off the burner, wrap the pan in a towel and leave the rice for about 10 minutes. No need to add salt. Cook under a lid. This rice is great as a side dish for many meat and fish dishes - take note.