Chef Tim Malpass

Stuffed Quail with Roasted Delicata Squash and Spiced Wine Poached Pearl Onions

Name: Stuffed Quail with Roasted Delicata Squash and Spiced Wine Poached Pearl Onions
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h 30 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 2 each quails (if unavailable substitute 2 game hens. The quantities here are for game hen; use half the ingredients for quail); 1 cup Long Grain Rice, cooked (follow package directions); 2 teaspoons olive oil; 1/2 teaspoon organic garlic, chopped; 1/2 teaspoons organic shallots, chopped; 2 tablespoons white wine; 2 tablespoons chicken stock; 2 tablespoons dried cranberries; 2 tablespoons pine nuts, toasted; 1/2 teaspoon poultry seasoning; 1 Delicata Squash; 1 teaspoon olive oil; 1/2 cup red wine; 3 tablespoons sugar; 1/2 cinnamon stick; 2 whole cloves; 2 tablespoons water; 10 each Pearl Onions, white; 1 tablespoon butter, cold

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Cuisine

Italian

Servings

6 - 8 servings

Prep Time

30 minutes

Cook Time

2 hours

Ingredients

2 each quails (if unavailable substitute 2 game hens. The quantities here are for game hen; use half the ingredients for quail)

Stuffing

1 cup Long Grain Rice, cooked (follow package directions)
2 teaspoons olive oil
1/2 teaspoon organic garlic, chopped
1/2 teaspoons organic shallots, chopped
2 tablespoons white wine
2 tablespoons chicken stock
2 tablespoons dried cranberries
2 tablespoons pine nuts, toasted
1/2 teaspoon poultry seasoning

Delicata Squash

1 Delicata Squash
1 teaspoon olive oil

Spice Wine Poached Pearl Onions

1/2 cup red wine
3 tablespoons sugar
1/2 cinnamon stick
2 whole cloves
2 tablespoons water
10 each Pearl Onions, white
1 tablespoon butter, cold

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Directions

Stuffing Preparation

Rinse and pat dry poultry. Put olive oil into sauté pan over medium heat.
Add shallots and cook for 1 minute. Add garlic and cook for 1 more minute.
Add remaining ingredients except for rice. Lower heat to low and cook just to plump the cranberries.
Add the rice and combine. Stuff the poultry with the mixture and put in refrigerator for 30 minutes.
Once set, add the olive oil to a heavy bottom skillet and sear the poultry, breast side down, 2 to 3 minutes for quail or 4 to 6 minutes for game hens, they should be golden.
Flip them over and finish in a 400 degree oven for 5 to 7 minutes for quail or 10 to 14 minutes for game hens.

Delicata Squash Preparation

Peel and seed the squash. Cut into 1/4 inch rounds. Cut 6 rounds, 3 per person.
Put on cookie sheet, drizzle with olive oil, and roast in 400 degree oven for 20 to 25 minutes or until fork tender.

Spice Wine Poached Pearl Onions

Combine all ingredients in sauce pan. Bring to a boil then turn down the heat to medium-low, let simmer for 10 minutes.
Strain mixture, reserving the onions. Reduce the liquid by half, remove from heat and swirl in cold butter.

Plating

Place stuffed bird on dinner plate. Fan 3 rounds of the squash next to the bird and place 5 of the poached onions around outer rim of plate.
Drizzle the reduced wine around onions. Serve and enjoy.

Stuffed Quail with Roasted Delicata Squash and Spiced Wine Poached Pearl Onions