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Italian Game, Masterchefs, New york, Tfs 6 Servings

INGREDIENTS

Gorgonzola Polenta **
Cranberry Relish **
12 Quail, necks and feet removed
6 sl Pancetta, thin, (Italian dry-cured unsmoked bacon) coarsely chopped OR
6 sl Bacon, coarsely chopped
12 Sage, leaves, fresh OR
1/2 ts Sage, dried
1/4 c Oil, olive
36 Juniper, berries, toasted in dry skillet for 5 minutes
Salt (to taste)
Pepper (to taste)
1/4 c Gin
1/2 c Wine, white, dry
2 c Stock, Veal **
1 toothpick through both legs.

INSTRUCTIONS

QUAIL
** See recipe for Veal Stock, Gorgonzola Polenta, and Cranberry
Relish.
Preheat your oven to 450 F. Holding quail, breast up, tuck wing
tips under.  Place a little of the pancetta, a sage leaf, and 2
juniper berries in the cavity of each bird.  Sprinkle the cavity and
outside of each bird with a little salt and pepper.  Push each leg
joint downward and fasten it to the carcass with a toothpick, pushing
Heat the olive oil in a large heavy skillet over very high heat.
Arrange birds in pan, breasts down.  Saute, shaking pan occasionally
until breasts are lightly golden, 2 to 3 minutes.  Place the skillet
in the oven and roast 5 to 6 minutes.  Use tongs to turn birds'
breasts up and continue to roast until golden brown, about 6 minutes.
Remove the skillet from the oven and transfer the quail to 6 warm
serving plates; keep warm while preparing sauce.
Discard any fat from the skillet and place the pan over
medium-high heat.  Deglaze the skillet, adding the gin and wine,
scraping up any browned bits in a pan.  Add your stock and boil gently
until reduced enough to coat a spoon lightly.  Stir in the remaining
juniper berries, adjust your seasonings, and pour this over the birds.
Serve immediately.
Source:  New York's Master Chefs, Bon Appetit Magazine
:  Written by Richard Sax, Photographs by Nancy McFarland
:  The Knapp Press, Los Angeles, 1985
Chef:  Seppi Renggli, The Four Seasons Restaurant, New York
Owners:  Tom Margittai, and Paul Kovi
Pastry:  Bruno Comin
File ftp://ftp.idiscover.co.uk/pub/food/mealmaster/recipes/mm-gc-ny.zip

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