Can any users offer me a recipe for smoking quail - and tell me the expected shelf life once smoked? Thanks.
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I haven't smoked Quail but I eating it and You might want to brine it before you smoke to help it not to dry out. You could try a search on the subject.
Yo, Blimey Limey, Happy New Year! I did quail for Christmas dinner (along with a 3-foot beef loin!)
I grilled the little birds, cooking hot over direct heat.
I have done it twice now. Both times, the birds, having come from different farms, were already spiced with salt, etc. Don't know why, but there you have it. Outstanding results. Delectable little creatures...like miniature Christmas turkeys, you see.
Slow smoking should not be too tricky. Some of the chicken methods should work for you. But, if your birds are already spiced like mine were, use caution with additional brining. The farm raised quail are leaner than chickens, so you might want to baste or mop them as you go. Or wrap in strips of bacon?
I am assuming yours are farm raised, no?
I grilled the little birds, cooking hot over direct heat.
I have done it twice now. Both times, the birds, having come from different farms, were already spiced with salt, etc. Don't know why, but there you have it. Outstanding results. Delectable little creatures...like miniature Christmas turkeys, you see.
Slow smoking should not be too tricky. Some of the chicken methods should work for you. But, if your birds are already spiced like mine were, use caution with additional brining. The farm raised quail are leaner than chickens, so you might want to baste or mop them as you go. Or wrap in strips of bacon?
I am assuming yours are farm raised, no?