This midwinter meal gives an elevated nod to the distant summer barbecue season. This recipe uses our Hot Honey and goes perfectly with our Spoon Bread!
Makes
4 servingsIngredients
- 8 quail semi-boneless
- 1 tablespoon white wine
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper
- Hot honey link above
Instructions
- Heat a wood/charcoal fire until the embers are hot with a low flame, then heat a grill grate over the coals. Alternatively, you can preheat a gas/electric grill to high.
- Combine white wine, lemon juice, olive oil, salt and pepper in a small bowl. Brush the quail with this marinade and let sit for an hour. Push a metal skewer through the quail from the thigh up through the breast on each side of the bird. Place the skewered quail atop the hot grill grates, skin side down. Cook the quail for 5 minutes, then carefully flip them over and grill for another 5 minutes until an instant-read thermometer stuck into the thigh meat reads 165°.
- Remove the quail from the heat and let rest for 4 minutes. Remove the skewers and drizzle with hot honey. Serve warm. No utensils necessary.
