Cailles grillées Julie (Grilled Quails Julie)
Origin: Paris, France
Source: Auguste Escoffier, 1907
Ingredients
- Quails
- Melted butter
- Truffle
- Caul
- Fine breadcrumbs
- Verjus
Instructions
- Split the quails along the back without separating the halves and flatten them lightly.
- Season them and baste them with melted butter.
- Sprinkle them with finely chopped truffle.
- Wrap each one in a piece of caul.
- Baste again with melted butter and sprinkle with fine breadcrumbs.
- Grill them gently.
- Dress them at the moment and sprinkle with a few drops of Verjus.