Baked Quail in Wine

[deercook]

Baked Quail in Wine

1/2 c. butter
2 whole cloves
2 cloves garlic, finely cut
6 quail, cleaned and trussed
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. minced chives
2 sm. onions, minced
2 tsp. peppercorns
1/2 bay leaf
2 c. white wine
1/8 tsp. pepper
2 c. cream or evaporated milk

Melt butter; add onions, garlic, peppercorns, cloves, and bay leaf. Cook for several minutes. Add quail; brown on all sides. Add wine, salt, pepper and chives; simmer for 30 minutes or until tender. Remove quail to hot serving dish. Strain sauce; add milk. Heat to boiling point. Pour sauce over quail, or serve on the side. Yields 6 servings.

[germanboi777]

This sounds hard to do?
Does the quail have to be feathered first? how big do the quail need to be to do this?

Is there step by step instructions?

[timberghost]

777, I think that it sounds hard to do too but it also sounds totally delicious. It may be worth all the difficulty in the end.