Quail with Mushrooms

Title: Quail with Mushrooms

Category: Game and Wild Birds

Cuisine: American

Servings: 2

Ingredients

• 1/3 cup butter or margarine
• 4 ready-to-cook quail
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1/2 pound mushrooms, sliced
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 1.25 teaspoons salt
• toast points
• 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 3 tablespoons sauterne (optional)

Instructions

ABOUT 45 MINUTES BEFORE SERVING:

Preheat oven to 350°F. In Dutch oven over medium heat, in hot butter or margarine, cook quail until browned on all sides; remove quail to platter. To drippings in Dutch oven, add onion and mushrooms; cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is tender, about 5 minutes. Stir in chicken broth and salt. Add quail to mixture; cover; bake 20 minutes or until quail is tender.

Place quail on toast points on warm platter. In cup, blend flour and sauterne (or 3 tablespoons water) until smooth; gradually stir into liquid in Dutch oven and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until mixture is thickened. Serve sauce with quail.