Grandma’s Quail

Description

My grandmother cooked very easy and delicious recipe for the guys during quail season. Pheasant can be substituted for the quail.

Ingredients

• 8 quail
• garlic powder to taste
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• ¼ cup shortening
• ¼ cup water
• ½ cup sour cream

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Heat the shortening in a large heavy-bottomed skillet over medium-high heat.
2. Season the quail with the garlic powder
3. salt
4. and pepper to taste. Place the flour in a shallow dish; roll the quail in the flour.
5. Working in batches
6. brown the quail on all sides in the preheated shortening. Place the browned quail in a large roasting pan or casserole dish; pour the water over the quail and cover with aluminum foil.
7. Bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour
8. or to an internal temperature of 165 degrees F (75 degrees C)
9. taken in the thickest part of the thigh. Spoon the sour cream over the quails
10. allow the sour cream to melt before serving.

Prep Time: 10 mins

Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins

Servings: 4