Tonight for dinner we had Fresh Bacon-Wrapped Quail w/Honey-Balsamic Glaze, Goat Milk-Parmesan Polenta and a side of Tomato Chutney. I know it’s ridiculous for a Tuesday.
Quail w/ Glaze
The first step was processing the quail, which took place last Sunday.
Fresh Raised Quail
I then wrapped each quail with 2 slices of bacon.
For the glaze I just mixed balsamic vinegar and honey. I highly recommend this 18 year aged balsamic that we purchased in Salado. It’s incredible.
I then put the quail in the oven for 30 minutes at 350 degrees.
Tomato Chutney
The chutney was very easy. I started by cooking 1 large onion and 3 cloves of garlic in some olive oil. I am lucky enough to still have onions/garlic from the garden around, so I just grabbed these from the hanging bag in the closet.
Onions and Garlic in Olive OIl
After the onions were soft I added chopped tomatoes, salt and pepper. I used a mix of whatever I have grabbed from the garden, but it was the equivalent of about 8 romas.
Then I just cooked it down over low-medium heat for about 30 minutes.
Cooked Chutney
Polenta
Polenta
For the polenta I used the pre-cooked, pre-packaged on the shelf. This is only me second time making polenta, so I wasn’t feeling extremely brave.
The only steps were
1. Heat up the Polenta
2. Mix in Goat Milk and Butter (about 2 Tbsp each)
3. Reheat
4. Add in Parmesan (about 1/3 cup)
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Yum! Fancy cooking! You are a woman of many talents!
Thanks! Sounds fancy, but was so easy.
Now that’s a meal! I have also done bacon wrapped quail on the barbecue but ours came from Whole Foods. I think yours came from your garden! I had some red pepper jelly from about 4 years ago. It never really set so was a bit thin but it sure made a wonderful glaze. WHo cares about what day of the week it is.