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Zinc Bistro & Wine Bar's Quail Knots

Course Appetizers
Servings 4 quail knots

Ingredients
  

Quail Marinade

  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 4 ounces Tabasco
  • 2 teaspoons kosher salt split
  • 2 teaspoons white pepper split
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 4 teaspoon cornstarch

Asiago Polenta

  • 3.5 cups water
  • 1 cup polenta
  • 2 Tablespoons butter
  • 1/2 cup asiago grated
  • Salt to taste

Sweet Onion Dressing

  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup cider vinegar
  • 1/2 whole onion small dice
  • 2 teaspoon celery seed
  • pinch of salt
  • 1 cup mayonnaise
  • 2 teaspoon celery seed
  • pinch of salt
  • 1 cup mayonnaise

Instructions
 

Quail Marinade

  • Make buttermilk mix by combining buttermilk, Tabasco, 1 teaspoon each of Kosher salt and white pepper.
  • Marinate Quail in buttermilk mix for 12 hours
  • Make seasoned flour by combining All-Purpose Flour, cornstarch and remaining Kosher salt and white pepper.
  • Toss Gently in a bowl with seasoned flour, working the flour any crevices.
  • Fry at 350 for approximately 3 minutes

Asiago Polenta

  • Bring water and polenta to a boil, lower and simmer for 15-20 minutes.
  • Add butter and asiago, blend with an immersion blender and take off the heat. Season to taste with salt.

Sweet Onion Dressing

  • Boil sugar, Celery seed and vinegar until sugar is dissolved
  • Pour hot liquid on diced onion set aside and let cool.
  • Whisk into mayo and season to taste with salt.
  • Sauce - Pickled mustard seeds, added to basic beurre blanc.

Notes

The recipe is courtesy of Zinc Bistro & Wine Bar in San Antonio.
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