I picked up a package of six frozen quail at the same Chinese grocery story that had the periwinkles. I'd only made quail once before, and it wasn't that successful. The problem - quail are so small, they are very easy to burn or overcook. The recipe below seemed pretty simple, especially the use of barbeque sauce and water. I also was attracted to the use of an electric skillet. I love electric skillets. So retro.
Oh, I used a Korean pancake mix instead of flour, as I didn't have any flour readily available. In retrospect, I should have passed on either the mix or flour - the breading doesn't add anything to the recipe, and makes the fowl meat unnecessarily filling. No value added there. The barbeque sauce is more than adequate.
I found this recipe on http://www.backwardbound.com, which has all types of strange and mysterious game recipes, including squirrel, raccoon, and armadillo.
B-B-Q'd Quail
~ 2 quail breast per person
~ flour
~ oil
~ 1/4 tsp garlic salt
~ 1 cup "Cookies" bbq sauce or your favorite sauce
~ 1/2 cup water
Heat 1/2 inch of oil in an electric skillet until hot. A regular skillet can be used in place of the electric one.
Roll the quail in the flour. Add to the hot oil.
Fry until browned on all sides.
When browned, remove the quail and drain the grease. Return the quail to the skillet.
In a bowl, mix the bbq sauce and water together. Pour over the quail.
Sprinkle on the garlic salt.
Simmer between 250 and 300 degrees until meat is done.
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