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Braised Quail with Grapes and White Wine

Name: Braised Quail with Grapes and White Wine
Total time: 1 h 28 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 8 quail, about 150 g each; 16 slices streaky bacon, or pancetta; 2 tbsp vegetable oil; 2 tbsp butter, divided; 1 onion, chopped; 200 ml dry white wine; 300 ml chicken stock; 2 tbsp brandy; 20 seedless green grapes, skinned; 1 lemon, juiced; 1 tbsp flat-leaf parsley, chopped, to garnish; salt, to taste; black pepper, to taste; boiled potatoes and green vegetables, to taste

Bacon-wrapped quail browned, then braised in white wine and stock until just done, with a light sauce of brandy, skinned green grapes and lemon enriched with butter.

YieldServes 4
Hands-on50 min
Total1 h 28 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

8quail, about 150 g each
16 slicesstreaky bacon, or pancetta
2 tbspvegetable oil
2 tbspbutter, divided
1onion, chopped
200 mldry white wine
300 mlchicken stock
2 tbspbrandy
20seedless green grapes, skinned
1lemon, juiced
1 tbspflat-leaf parsley, chopped, to garnish
to tastesalt
to tasteblack pepper

To serve

to tasteboiled potatoes and green vegetablesoptional

Contains

Dairy
Celery
Sulfites
Legumes (any)
Peas
Common beans (kidney, black, pinto, navy...)
Grapes
Citrus fruits (any)
Lemon
Nightshades (any)
Potato (white)
Onion family (any)
Onion
Cabbage family (any)
Broccoli
Carrot
Parsley
Black and white pepper
All mammal meat (alpha-gal)
Pork
Poultry and birds (any)
Chicken
Quail
Histamine (aged and fermented foods)
Alcohol

Taste

Sweet
Sour / bright
Salty
Umami / savory
Richness / fat
Herbal / fresh

Texture

Tender-braised

Equipment

Stovetop

Season

Fall

Occasion

Entertaining

Effort

45–90 min active
1–3 hours total
Difficulty 3

Nutrition

Calories: high
Protein: high
Carbs: high
Fat: high
Fiber: moderate
Sodium: high

Budget

Budget: high

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