Roast Quail With Savoy Cabbage And Kasha Recipes

KASHA

Steps:

• Place the ground beef in a skillet over medium-high heat. Cook, while stirring to crumble, until almost cooked through. Drain the grease, and reduce heat to medium. Stir in the celery, green onions, and tomato. Cook until the celery is tender, and the beef is browned.
• Meanwhile, bring the beef broth to a boil in a saucepan. Add the bulgur wheat, cover, and reduce heat to low. Simmer for about 10 minutes, until tender. Stir the bulgur wheat into the vegetables and beef, and season with salt and cayenne pepper.

ROAST QUAIL WITH SAVOY CABBAGE AND KASHA

Steps:

• Place quails in a dish and sprinkle garlic, chopped carrot, celery, onion, thyme and 1/4 cup of the oil over all. Let stand an hour or longer.
• Cut outside of zucchini into thin slices (do not use center part), and then into julienne strips. There should be about 3 cups. Cut carrots into slices, then into julienne strips. There should be about 1 1/2 cups.
• Cut cabbage in half. Trim away and discard core. Cut the halves into slices 1/2 inch thick. There should be about 12 cups.
• Cut bacon on the bias into thin strips.
• Put bacon in a large, heavy skillet and cook, stirring, until rendered of fat and starting to brown. Add zucchini and carrots and stir briefly. Add cabbage and caraway seeds. Sprinkle with salt and a generous grinding of pepper. Cook, stirring, about 7 minutes.
• Meanwhile, preheat oven to 450 degrees.
• In another skillet large enough to hold the quails, heat remaining 2 tablespoons oil until almost smoking. Remove quails from marinade and discard marinade. Place quails in skillet skin side down and cook until well browned on one side, about 40 seconds. Turn and cook about a minute on second side. When all quails are browned pour fat from skillet and place quails in the skillet in oven. Bake about 1 minute or until medium rare.
• Drain quails on absorbent towels.
• Spoon equal portions of the cabbage mixture onto 6 dinner plates. Arrange each portion in a ring. Spoon an equal portion of kasha into center of each ring and arrange 2 quails, skin side up, on top of kasha.

PAN ROASTED QUAIL

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Place 1 truffle shaving and 1 shallot into the cavity of each quail. Season the quail with salt and pepper.
• Heat the olive oil over high heat in a large heavy bottomed ovenproof skillet. Place the quail in the skillet breast side down and cook until the skin is golden brown in color. Turn the quail and cook for 3 more minutes. Place the skillet directly in the oven and roast for approximately 10 minutes. Let the quail rest for 5 minutes before serving.
• Heat the butter and olive oil in a skillet over medium heat.
• Add the onion, shallot and garlic and cook until translucent. Add the quinoa and toast until golden, stirring to brown evenly. Add the kosher salt. Add 1 cup of water and simmer the quinoa until all the water is absorbed. Add remaining 2 cups of water, 1 at a time, simmering until quinoa is tender.
• Remove from the heat and stir in the prosciutto, thyme and lemon zest.
• Yield: 6 servings
• Preparation Time: 15 minutes
• Cooking Time: 40 minutes
• Place the cider, white wine vinegar and brown sugar together in a stainless steel pot.
• Bring to a boil, stirring until the sugar has dissolved.
• Reduce the heat to medium and add in the dried dates, Granny Smith apple, garlic and ginger. Cook for 15 minutes or until most of the liquid has been absorbed.
• Stir in the fresh figs, paprika, cardamom and kosher salt. Cook for 5 minutes.
• The chutney will keep for several weeks stored in the refrigerator in an airtight container.

ROASTED SAVOY CABBAGE WITH BLACK BEAN-GARLIC SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 500°F
• Toss cabbage and canola oil in a large roasting pan and spread out in an even layer.
• Roast until beginning to wilt and brown, about 15 minutes.
• Combine rice wine (or sherry) and black bean sauce in a small bowl; drizzle over the cabbage and toss.
• Continue roasting until tender, about 5 minutes more.
• Toss with scallions, vinegar, sesame oil and hot sauce until combined.

ROAST SAVOY CABBAGE WITH LEMON

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Whisk the olive oil, the zest and juice of the lemon and some seasoning together. Tip the cabbag onto an oiled baking tray. Spoon over the dressing and roast for 45 mins, turning halfway though until the cabbage is golden and lightly charred and the stems are tender when pierced with a knife. Transfer to a platter, then serve.

ROASTED SAVOY CABBAGE WITH RAISINS

Steps:

• Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 400°F.
• Soak raisins in very hot water to cover in a small bowl 30 minutes, replacing hot water once or twice as it becomes tepid.
• Tear cabbage into large pieces.
• Heat oil in a 12-inch heavy ovenproof skillet or pot over moderately high heat until hot but not smoking, then add cabbage in 5 batches, adding some salt and pepper with each batch, stirring, and adding next batch as previous batch begins to wilt. (Some cabbage will brown.) Add butter and thyme and cook, stirring frequently, until all cabbage is wilted, about 3 minutes. Drain raisins and add to cabbage, then transfer skillet to oven and roast, stirring every 10 minutes, until cabbage is tender, 30 to 40 minutes. Discard thyme sprigs before serving.