Baked Quail with Mushrooms

Recipe Categories : | Quail | Mushrooms | Casseroles | MAIN INDEX |

Serves : 6

Ingredients :

• ¼ cup all-purpose flour
• 1 tspn salt
• ½ tspn pepper
• 6 quail, cleaned
• 2 tbsp butter
• ½ lb fresh mushrooms, sliced
• ½ cup butter
• ¼ cup plus 1 tbsp all-purpose flour
• 2 cup chicken broth
• ½ cup sherry
• hot cooked rice

Preparation and Cooking Instructions :

1. Combine ¼ cup flour, salt, and pepper. Dredge quail in flour mixture, and set aside.
2. Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a large skillet; add mushrooms, and sauté 4 minutes. Remove mushrooms from skillet; set aside.
3. Melt ½ cup butter in skillet; brown quail on both sides. Remove quail to a 1½ quart casserole. Add ¼ cup plus 1 tablespoon flour to drippings in skillet; cook 1 minute, stirring constantly.
4. Gradually add chicken broth and sherry; cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until gravy is thickened and bubbly. Stir in mushrooms. Pour mushroom gravy over quail.
5. Cover and bake at 350ºF for 1 hour. Serve over rice.