Spiced Quail With Curried Butter Sauce

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 6 quail
• 1/2 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 tablespoon lime juice
• 2 egg yolks
• 2 teaspoons curry powder
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 clove garlic, crushed
• 1 teaspoon dry mustard
• 125 g butter, melted and hot

Recipe

• 1 combine quail, ginger, cardamom, cumin and lime juice in a bowl, refrigerate a few hours or overnight.
• 2 just before serving, tie quail legs together and cover the legs with aluminium foil.
• 3 place quail on a rack in a baking dish and cook in a moderate oven about 30 minutes or unti browned and tender, keep warm.
• 4 curried butter sauce:.
• 5 blend or process egg yolks, curry powder, juice, garlic and mustard until smooth.
• 6 with motor running, pour in hot bubbling butter a little at a time, blend until mixture is thickened.