Quail-It's what's for dinner!

[JohnL57]

I've been chasing quail around since the season opened. They will work you, what with trying to thread the needle in heavy cover and then recovering the birds. Have to say it's worth the effort even though I'm probably losing weight due to all the walking. Here's how they look in the pan-


Served with rice and a cold adult beverage!

 

[ajshoots]

Looks delicious!!

 

[Sheharyar]

Mouth watering.

 

[T3PRanch]

What kind (species) of quail are they at your location?

Thurmond

 

[RNMike]

Yummy! And everything tastes better when it's cooked in cast iron!

 

[JohnL57]

Thurmond,
I'm in California, we have California Quail at lower elevation where I live and Mountain Quail at higher elevation. Here's this morning's bounty.

 

[T3PRanch]

Those valley quail look more similar to the Gambel quail. The mountain quail I have never seen the likes of before. Quite a good looking bird. We have many Bob White and an occasional Blue quail. Blues are my favorite to eat because they are a bit larger than the Bob's. Breaded and skillet fried with skillet brown gravy made from a bit of flour, milk and the left over grease after frying is my favorite way to eat them.

Thurmond

 

[JohnL57]

I'm kind of new to cooking Quail-so far I just dust them with salt & spices and fry in butter and olive oil, haven't tried any gravy yet. The Mountain Quail are similar to the lowlanders but look a little like a Chukar, are larger and have a straight topknot.

 

 

[Smaug]

Thanks for sharing your hunt and cooking with us, looks delicious.

Yes, a cast iron skillet is The Way to Go. I'm slowly replacing almost all of my pots and pans with cast iron. If you keep them seasoned (don't wash with soap) they're almost as non-stick as Teflon, but without the cancer; and stuff doesn't burn on them as easily as stainless steel. So far, I have a skillet (first purchase) dutch oven, and griddle. Keep up the good work.

 

[fr8rbum747]

Nice hunt and very tasty looking. Thanks for sharing...