Try this favourite from hit channel 10 cooking show “Good Chef, Bad Chef”.
Ingredients
3 tbsp ghee
1 teaspoon saffron threads
½ cup olive oil
½ onion, chopped
1 knob ginger, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 cup dried cranberries, chopped
1 cup, prunes, seeded, chopped
½ cup, dried sour cherries, chopped
½ cup dried apricots, chopped
1 granny smith apple, peeled, cored & chopped
¼ tspn cinnamon, ground
½ tspn ground cardamom
¼ cup walnuts, chopped
¼ pistachios, chopped
1 ½ tbsp pomegranate molasses
1 stick celery, chopped
1 carrot, chopped
4 x 500g quail
Saffron rice steamed, pomegranate, pistachio & herbs
Method
Pre heat the oven to 200°C
Melt 3 tbspn of ghee in a fry pan over a medium heat
Add the garlic & onion & cook for 4 minutes until golden brown
Add the fruit & spices & walnuts & cook for 2 minutes (until fragrant)
Add the saffron water & cook until the dried fruit is slightly softened
Stir in the pomegranate and saffron, season & allow to cool.
Pat the spatchcock dry making sure the cavity is also dry.
Fill the cavity with the mixture & secure
Lay the carrot, cellery and ½ chopped onion in the baking dish and place the spatchcock on a greased baking pan & brush with the remaining ghee
Bake for 45 mins (or until cooked thru) basting half way thru
Serve with saffron rice
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(Good Chef, Bad Chef, 2013)