Smoked Whole Quail Recipe

Impress your dinner guests with our smoked whole quail recipe! Tender, juicy quail is infused with smoky flavour resulting in a dish that's both elegant and full of bold, savoury taste.

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Ingredients

4 Large quail - split at the breast

1 Lemon - quartered

8 - 12 Slices of bacon

Black ground pepper (fresh ground preferred).

Kitchen twine (aka butcher’s twine)

Toothpicks

Preparation

Start with 4 nice sized quail split at the breast, seasoned with some black pepper.
While smoker is preheating to 220°F, place one lemon quarter inside each breast cavity, fold and tie with kitchen twine.

Wrap in bacon and secure bacon with toothpicks. Place into the smoker at 220°F with some kind of smoke!

Smoke/cook for 3 hours; applying smoke the full time.

Allow to rest 15 minutes. Remove toothpicks, string and lemon prior to serving.

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