Quail with Apple, Honey, and Thyme Sauce

Name: Quail with Apple, Honey, and Thyme Sauce
Yield: Yield: 6 Servings.
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: ⅓ cup cubed smoked ham, preferably Virginia ham; Apple, Honey, and Thyme Sauce (see following recipe); 1 apple, cored and thinly sliced; 6 cleaned quail (about ⅓ pound each); Salt to taste, if desired; Freshly ground pepper to taste; 3 tablespoons corn, peanut, or vegetable oil; Fresh thyme sprigs

Preparation info

Yield:
6
Servings.

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Craig Claiborne's Southern Cooking

By Craig Claiborne

Published 1987

About

Ingredients

6 cleaned quail (about ⅓ pound each)
Salt to taste, if desired
Freshly ground pepper to taste

Americas
United States
Dinner
Gluten-free

Method

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
Cut off the quail wings, which may be used for stock.
Split the quail down the back, cutting through the backbone.
Sprinkle the quail inside and out with salt and pepper.
Heat the oil in an ov