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Ingredients

  • 6 quail
  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • SAUCE
  • 3 tablespoons hoisin sauce
  • 1 tablespoon dry sherry or 1 tablespoon rice wine
  • 1 tablespoon light soy sauce

Method

  • Preheat the oven to 240C degrees /475F degrees .
  • Rinse quail, then dry them well with kitchen paper and rub each one inside and out with a little salt.
  • Mix the sauce ingredients in a small bowl. Rub each of the quail inside and out with this sauce.
  • Put the quails in a small roasting pan and put them into the oven for 5 minutes. Then turn the heat down to 180C degrees /350F degrees and continue to roast the birds for another 20 minutes.
  • Turn off the oven and leave them there for another 5 minutes.
  • Take them out of the oven and let them rest for another 10 minutes before serving.
  • Serve the quails whole or joint into breast and legs.
  • Arrange on a warm platter.