Quail in the Limelight

Submitted by YaYa1689

"A "company" perfect dish! This is a knockoff of the old recipe for Chicken in the limelight. My family loves that I have used it for quail. Can also be made with any game bird as well with Cornish Hens."

 

• Ready In: 50mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 1 medium lime
• 6 quail, cleaned and halved ribs removed if desired
• 78.78 ml all-purpose flour
• 4.92 ml salt
• 2.46 ml paprika
• 29.58 ml vegetable oil
• 29.58 ml packed brown sugar
• 2.46 ml dried mint (optional)
• 118.29 ml dry white wine, sauce
• lime wedge, for garnish
• avocado, sliced for garnish
• mint sprig (to garnish)

directions

1. About 1 hour before serving: Separately, grate peel and squeeze juice from lime & place quail in bowl; toss with lime juice.
2. Combine flour, salt and paprika in bag and shake quail.
3. Preheat oven to 375°F.
4. In 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat, in hot vegetable oil, brown quail halves on both sides.
5. Arrange in 13 x 9-inch baking pan.
6. Pour white wine over quail. Combine grated lime peel, brown sugar and dried mint; sprinkle over quail.
7. Bake, uncovered, 30 to 45 minutes until quail is fork tender,testing often & basting with pan juices frequently while baking.
8. To serve, arrange quail on platter. Skim fat from drippings in pan; pour pan juices over quail .
9. Garnish with lime wedges, sliced avocado and mint sprigs.

Reviews

[examinethis]

My family really loved this recipe. I used a wine called Colombo marsala (dry).

 

[opusanna]

This was my first time cooking quail, and this was a simple and easy recipe. It came out perfect! Thanks so much for posting this.

 

[candya]

Delicious and easy way to prepare game.