Quails with Juniper and Citrus Fruit


Rating: 3.0 / 5.00 (2 Votes)


Total time: 45 min

Servings: 4.0 (servings)

Marinade:















Quails:















Instructions:

A delicious strawberry recipe!

For the marinade, crush juniper berries, coriander seeds and bay leaf in a mortar, mix with coriander greens, garlic, lemon and orange zest and juice, olive oil and thyme.

Rinse and pat the quail dry. Using poultry shears, slice lengthwise from the back, removing the backbone and neck, folding the birds apart evenly (like butterflies). Scrape the lower bones of the legs clean, then tuck in the breast skin, place the quail skin side down on a plate and brush generously with the marinade. Cover with plastic wrap and marinate in the refrigerator for one night.

Remove quails from marinade, pat dry and season both sides with salt and season with pepper. Set marinade aside.

Heat the olive oil in a cast iron saucepan and place the quails in, breast side down. Add the garlic, juniper berries, thyme and bay leaves. Roast the quails in the heated oven at 230 °C for about 10 minutes, basting them frequently with the drippings, adding a little water to the sides if necessary. Turn the quails to the other side and cook for another 5 minutes, basting frequently. Add the pieces of lemon and orange and warm them briefly in it together with the olives. Arrange everything on a heated plate together with the stock.

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