Roast quails with whisky marmalade sauce

2 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
6Oven ready quails
1Garlic clove; peeled and halved
; lengthways
2tablespoonsOil
75gramsButter
4Sprigs rosemary; fresh
1tablespoonSoft brown sugar
24Shallots or baby onions; peeled
150millilitresChicken stock
250gramsOyster mushrooms; cleaned
1Clove garlic; crushed
90millilitresOrange marmalade
60millilitresMalt whisky
1Lemon; juice of

Directions

FOR THE SAUCE

Pre-heat oven to 190C/325F/gas 5. Rub the quails with the garlic. Heat the oil and half the butter in a large pan. Stuff the birds with a sprig of rosemary and season and put into the pan and brown all over.

Place into the oven and cook for 12-15 minutes, then remove and leave covered in a warm place.

Heat the remaining butter with the sugar in a large pan, then add the onions and glaze. Add the stock and cook gently approximately 12-15 minutes. Add the mushrooms sliced, with some extra butter, then add the garlic and stir, season and keep warm.

Portion the cooked quail and place on to a plate. Scatter with the oyster mushrooms and onions and spoon over the marmalade sauce.

For the sauce: Melt the marmalade and add in the whisky and lemon juice.

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