Cailles Roties Aux Raisins Recipe
- 1 c. Dry raisins
- 1/4 c. Brandy
- 12 x Quails
- 1/4 c. Salt
- 4 tsp Pepper
- 1/2 lb Butter, room temperature
- 3/4 c. Dry white wine
- Place raisins & brandy in bowl, add in sufficient water to cover.
- Soak 1 hr.
- Preheat oven to 450.
- Clean quails, truss wings & legs to body w/ string.
- Season inside & outside generously w/ salt & pepper.
- Spread 1 tbs.
- butter proportionately over each.
- Arrange in roasting pan, roast in oven 25-30 minutes.
- Remove baking pan from oven.
- Remove quails and keep hot on serving platter.
- Deglaze pan over medium heat by adding wine & 3/4 c. water, then stirring & scraping the solidified pan juices.
- Cook about 10 minutes., till reduced by half.
- Add in remaining 4 tbs.
- butter & stir till well blended.
- Strain sauce through a sieve into a bowl.
- Drain raisins, throw away liquid.
- Stir raisins into sauce.
- Place 2 quails each on 6 dinner plates.
- Pour raisin sauce over & serve.
- LE CAFE ROYALE
- MINNEAPOLIS, BLOOMINGTON: WINE:CHATEAU BON DIEU DES VIGNES,1977
raisins, brandy, salt, pepper, butter, white wine
Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/cailles-roties-aux-raisins-97238 (may not work)