It was the first time that I deep fried quail and it was good, but I have to say that I think quail deserves better than this. Quail and it’s eggs are delicacies. I think it ceases to be “delicate” when you deep fry it, although it did not prevent us from chowing down like field hands just finishing a 12 hour shift. Oh well, just my opinion. The Asian coleslaw that I poached from Susi Kochen http://susikochenundbacken.blogspot.com/2010/04/asian-slaw.html was fabu-licious! We ate some for entree.
Deep Fried Quail with Hoisin Dipping Sauce
6 quail
2 tbsp curry powder
1 tbsp salt
1 cup coconut milk
Flour
Peanut oil
3 garlic cloves, chopped
1 red chilli, chopped
1 cup hoisin sauce
1/4 cup warm water
1/4 cup peanut butter
1 tbsp rice vinegar
With kitchen shears, cut each quail down the backbone and flatten. Mix the curry powder, salt and coconut milk, add the quail and refrigerate overnight.
Mince the garlic and chilli in a food processor, add the hoisin sauce, peanut butter, water and rice vinegar, blending well.
Remove the quail from the refrigerator and toss with flour. Fry until golden brown and serve with the hoisin dipping sauce.
Wow, they certainly look the business, could these be a posh version of KFC?
Cheers
Marcus
KFC? You flatter me 🙂
Sorry hope didn’t offend, it looks beautiful and bet it tasted delicious
Cheers
Marcus
I like the simplicity of the shot -nice one
Thank you Roger, I am truly flattered.
I don’t think there’s anything wrong with it, as long as it’s done properly. This clearly is. The only time I’ve ever visited KFC was in a Parisian flea market, simply because I didn’t trust anything they were selling. It was horrible… I have never returned.
KFC is horrible. You may be frugal but you have great taste!
Everyone has the right to say what they want here. I’m just glad you all are paying attention 🙂
What did you substitute for the bag of cole slaw mix when you made the Asian slaw? Or can you find bags of cole slaw mix in Sens? How big are they? How much do they weigh? Are they just shredded cabbage and shredded carrots? Thanks.
Hi Ken. Good question. I was fully prepared to shred cabbage and carrots to make her recipe but it proved unnecessary. If you have a Carrefour or Leclerc near you, they have beautiful bags of shredded carrots, cabbage, red pepper and herbs in their refrigerated sections for lettuce. Really beautiful! Let me know if you decide to do the recipe without the prepped bags. That could be good also.
Uh-oh, we have no Carrefour or Leclerc within 40 km of Saint-Aignan. I’ll let you know if I try the recipe, but just a few days ago I was thinking about this kind of cole slaw. Thanks.
I’d have to agree, but it may also be I just tired of fried food living in a state where everything can be battered and thrown in hot oil. I also agree with Roger, great photo.
I think there is a lot of deep frying going on in most of the southern states. Unhealthy but really good food, eaten occasionally.
Delicate or not the idea of a complete bird deep fried and just for me sounds wonderful!
There is that!
Truly mouthwatering! Looks so crispy and delicious 🙂
Thank you Jen
Those quails look so yummy despite being deep fried. I am not a big fan of deep-fried food, but I wouldn’t mind trying this dish :-). Love the look of the salad, great photos.
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