Grandma's Quail recipe

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Ingredients

8 quail
garlic powder to taste
salt and ground black pepper to taste
1 cup all-purpose flour
¼ cup shortening
¼ cup water
½ cup sour cream

Nutrition Info

779 calories
carbohydrate: 25.3 g
cholesterol: 206.4 mg
fat: 49.9 g
fiber: 0.9 g
protein: 54.2 g
saturatedFat: 15.6 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 248 mg
sugar: 0.2 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Heat the shortening in a large heavy-bottomed skillet over medium-high heat.

  2. Season the quail with the garlic powder, salt, and pepper to taste. Place the flour in a shallow dish, roll the quail in the flour.

  3. Working in batches, brown the quail on all sides in the preheated shortening. Place the browned quail in a large roasting pan or casserole dish, pour the water over the quail and cover with aluminum foil.

  4. Bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour, or to an internal temperature of 165 degrees F (75 degrees C), taken in the thickest part of the thigh. Spoon the sour cream over the quails, allow the sour cream to melt before serving.

Recipe Yield

8 quail

Recipe Note

My grandmother cooked very easy and delicious recipe for the guys during quail season. Pheasant can be substituted for the quail.

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