Ingredients:: Spatchcocked, Braaied Quail With Sticky Spiced Plums

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Spatchcocked, Braaied Quail with Sticky Spiced Plums

Ingredients:
4 prepared Quail
2 Tablespoons Extra-Virgin Olive Oil
2 Garlic Cloves (crushed)
-Teaspoon Malden Salt
Teaspoon Ground Black Pepper
2 Tablespoons Clarkes Sticky Plum Sauce
1-Teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
4 Red Skinned Plums (halved and pitted)
To Serve: Fresh, Green, Crispy Baby Butter Lettuce
Preparation:
1) Scissor-snip up each side of both birds backbones, remove
backbone and discard.
2) Place birds, skin side up, on own sheet of heavy duty foil. Pound to
flatten breastbones and turn both legs inwards toward Centre. Cut a
slash through both legs of each bird
3) Mix oil, garlic, salt & pepper, plum sauce, and half the cinnamon.
Pour most of this mixture over birds (remember to cup some for
plums), Wrap the birds in the foil for later.
4) Using metal or wooden sosatie sticks, skewer 4 plum halves on 1
skewer, and drizzle marinade over with remaining cinnamon.
5) Skewer the birds (2 skewers each).... 1 through the thighs and 1
through the breasts/wings
6) Once coals are ready on the braai (7 second hand test) , Cook birds
skin side down for 6-8 minutes then turn to other side for 2-3
minutes or until juices run clear and skin is brown/crisp.
7) Remember to Add the plums to the grid when you first turn the birds
they are ready when soft, keep turning them though to avoid
marinade burning.
Serve on a bed of Crisp Green Baby Butter Lettuce and ENJOY.....PS best
eaten with fingers!!

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