Roast Quail with Mushroom Cream Sauce

SpotX Wild Foods Recipe from Jenny Law
Prep:15 minutes Cook:25 minutes Difficulty:2

Ingrediants:

• 2 quail.
• 1 wild rice & mushroom mix.
• 250 grams mushrooms, sliced.
• 3 teaspoons flour.
• 2 teaspoons butter.
• 2-3 cups cream.
• 2 teaspoons olive oil.
• ½ slice streaky bacon.
• Salt & pepper.

Directions:

• Marinate birds in Italian salad dressing overnight.
• Rub quail with oil, then salt and pepper.
• Tie legs together and place in a roasting pan with a ½ cup water.
• Place ½ a slice of bacon on each quail.
• Roast for 10-12 minutes.
• Prepare wild rice & mushroom mix as per the instructions provided.
• Sauté mushrooms in butter.
• When mushrooms are cooked and tender, sprinkle with flour.
• Stir, when flour disappears, add cream and remove from heat.
• Stir until well blended, add salt and pepper.
• Return to heat and bring to a boil.
• Once boiling, immediately remove from heat and stir.
• If too thick, thin with milk.
• Place wild rice on plate and quail on rice bed, cover with cream sauce.
• Serve with favourite steamed vegetables.