{"id":717,"date":"2018-02-08T13:41:15","date_gmt":"2018-02-08T13:41:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.curdhome.co.uk\/recipes\/?p=717"},"modified":"2018-02-14T13:06:22","modified_gmt":"2018-02-14T13:06:22","slug":"quail-in-escabeche","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.curdhome.co.uk\/recipes\/?p=717","title":{"rendered":"Quail in Escabeche"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"bodytext\">Or <em>Codorniz en Escabeche<\/em>, to give it its proper Spanish name.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">I&#8217;m very fond of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.curdhome.co.uk\/recipes\/?p=44\">fish in escabeche<\/a> and, on our journeys back through Spain to the ferry, we&#8217;ve seen bottled Quail in Escabeche, so I could hardly resist documenting this version of the latter. The use of dried fruits is very different to the fish recipe, though.<\/p>\n<p>This would serve 4 as a tapa, BTW.<\/p>\n<p>[Yet to be tried.]<\/p>\n<div class=\"recipePlanning\">\n<h2 class=\"recipe\">Planning<\/h2>\n<table class=\"recipeTiming\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"recipeTimingTitle\">serves:<\/td>\n<td class=\"recipeTimingData\">2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"recipeTimingTitle\">preparation time:<\/td>\n<td class=\"recipeTimingData\">15 mins<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td class=\"recipeTimingTitle\">cooking time:<\/td>\n<td class=\"recipeTimingData\">2\u00bd hrs<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"recipeIngredients\">\n<h2 class=\"recipe\">Ingredients<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"ingredients\">\n<li>4 quail, spatchcocked<\/li>\n<li>Salt &amp; pepper<\/li>\n<li>400ml olive oil<\/li>\n<li>200ml white condiment (a.k.a. white balsamic)<\/li>\n<li>6 bay leaves, preferably fresh<\/li>\n<li>20g pine nuts<\/li>\n<li>100g sultanas<\/li>\n<li>100g dried apricots<\/li>\n<li>100g stoned dried prunes<\/li>\n<li>6 bay leaves, preferably fresh<\/li>\n<li>Selection of herbs, e.g.: sage, tarragon, mint, thyme, rosemary (handful each)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"recipeMethod\">\n<h2 class=\"recipe\">Method<\/h2>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">Put all the ingredients for the escabeche into a large pan. Warm very gently for 10 minutes, then set aside. Don&#8217;t let this boil as you will lose the aromatics. Pour the warm escabeche into a bowl to await the quail.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">Heat a griddle pan until very hot. Grill the quail for about 3 to 4 minutes, skin side down, then turn and<br \/>\ngrill the opposite side for 2 or 3 minutes more, just until done. [Note to self: I&#8217;m not entirely sure roasting wouldn&#8217;t be better approach, here.] Put the hot quail straight into the escabeche mixture and leave to infuse for 20 to 30 minutes in a warmish place, turning them halfway through.<\/p>\n<p class=\"bodytext\">Remove the quail from the escabeche and place on plates, spooning some of the escabeche mixture over each bird. Season well with salt and pepper and serve.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Or Codorniz en Escabeche, to give it its proper Spanish name. I&#8217;m very fond of fish in escabeche and, on our journeys back through Spain to the ferry, we&#8217;ve seen bottled Quail in Escabeche, so I could hardly resist documenting<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curdhome.co.uk\/recipes\/?p=717\">Read more &#8250;<\/a><\/div>\n<p><!-- end of .read-more --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,1],"tags":[22],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1bxnG-bz","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curdhome.co.uk\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/717"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curdhome.co.uk\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curdhome.co.uk\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curdhome.co.uk\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curdhome.co.uk\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=717"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.curdhome.co.uk\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/717\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curdhome.co.uk\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=717"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curdhome.co.uk\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=717"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curdhome.co.uk\/recipes\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=717"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}