Quail Recipes from the Maven

My friend Paul Bracher of Frost bank is an accomplished hunter and BBQ-er. Below is his recipe for quail, which is simple yet fabulous:

Baked Quail

Soak the quail in milk or buttermilk overnight. Dust with flour, salt and pepper. Brown the birds in butter. Mix a can of cream of celery soup and one of cream of mushroom in a baking dish. Place the quail and over. Bake 30-40 minutes. Paul likes to serve the birds with wild rice.

And my own version:

Put quail or pheasant in a baking dish. Mix 1 bottle KC Masterpiece BBQ sauce, 1/2 cup maple syrup and 1 tbsp. Chinese sesame oil. Cover and bake 30-40 minutes if quail, 45 minutes if pheasant.

And Dick's:

Put a rasher of bacon on each bird, put in a baking dish and bake.

Whichever you choose, ENJOY!