Pareja De Codornices (pair Of Quail )

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 8 medium semi-boneless quail
• 1/2 cup virgin olive oil
• 3 ounces dried ancho chile powder (available in any mexican grocery store)
• 4 tablespoons chopped garlic
• 8 jalapeno peppers
• 1/2 cup honey
• salt, to taste
• 1 pinch cinnamon
• 8 slices bacon, semi-cooked

Recipe

• 1 for the marinade:
• 2 in a glass bowl mix the olive oil, garlic and ancho chile powder; add the quail, cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours or overnight if possible.
• 3 in a small saucepan, blend the honey, salt and cinnamon together and heat to boiling.
• 4 place 1 jalapeno in the cavity of each quail and fold legs over the other half. coat the quail with the honey/cinnamon mixture and wrap with one bacon strip. pin together with a toothpick that has been soaked in water (so it will not burn when roasted).
• 5 roast over a mesquite charcoal fire for about 4 minutes, flip the quail and cook on the other side for about 2 minutes or until cooked to medium-rare.