Baked Quail With Mushrooms

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/3 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 6 quail, cleaned
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 lb fresh mushrooms, sliced
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/4 cup all-purpose flour, plus
• 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
• 2 cups chicken broth
• 1/2 cup sherry wine
• hot cooked rice

Recipe

• 1 combine 1/3 cup flour, salt, and pepper; dredge quail in flour mixture; set aside.
• 2 melt 2 tablespoons butter in a big skillet; add in mushrooms and saute 4 minutes.
• 3 remove mushrooms from skillet; set aside.
• 4 melt ½ cup butter in skillet; brown quail on both sides.
• 5 remove quail to a 1 ½ quart casserole.
• 6 add ¼ cup plus 1 tablespoon flour to pan drippings; cook 1 minute, stirring constantly.
• 7 gradually add in chicken broth and sherry; cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until gravy is thickened and bubbly; stir in mushrooms.
• 8 pour mushroom gravy over quail; cover and bake in a preheated 350° oven for 1 hour.
• 9 serve over rice.