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.
Variety
Pack
This variety pack contains 24 each of apple, alder, mesquite, hickory and maple for a variety of flavors.
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