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Smoked Whole Quail Recipe
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.