Smoked quail

served on Douglas fir

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Preparation info
  • Makes

    4

    • Difficulty

      Medium

Appears in
Pied à Terre: Celebrating 30 years

By Asimakis Chaniotis and David Moore

Published 2021

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Ingredients

Celeriac rose

  • 1 celeriac
  • 50 ml olive oil
  • Kosher salt & pepper

Method

Preparation

2 quails

Remove the quail legs and salt in rock salt with garlic and thyme for 30 mins. Wash off salt, pat dry and confit in duck fat until completely soft. Place on a tray (skin side up) and put another tray on top to apply pressure. Cool down. Twist thigh bone out. French trim the legs and refrigerate. Smear quail crown with soft butter and caramel