Roast Stuffed Quail

Photo: flickr user naotakem

Ingredients

6 dressed quails

Salt

Pepper

1 cup Madeira wine

cup raisins

2 whole cloves

2/3 cup cooked brown rice

Pinch ground ginger or mace

1 tablespoon melted butter

Additional soft butter

Juice of 1 orange

Preparation

Wash and dry birds; sprinkle inside and outside with salt and pepper. Combine Madeira, raisins and cloves; bring to a boil. Simmer 5 minutes to reduce in volume slightly. Remove cloves; strain mixture, reserving raisins and wine. Combine raisins with rice and ginger; stir in butter. Stuff quails with mixture; truss birds and rub skin with soft butter. Blend reserved wine with orange juice; set aside. Roas