"Learn how to make perfectly crispy fried quail with this Silver Oak winery Buttermilk Fried Quail recipe and pair with Silver Oak Cabernet Sauvignon wine...."
INGREDIENTS
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1 cup buttermilk
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1 teaspoon fine sea salt
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6 semi-boneless quail, each carved into 4 pieces (see Chef’s notes)
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1 cup all-purpose flour
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1 cup cornstarch
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1 cup white rice flour
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1 tablespoon fine sea salt
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1 tablespoon garlic powder
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1 tablespoon onion powder
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1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
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½ teaspoon sweet paprika
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¼ teaspoon ground turmeric
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1 tablespoon rendered bacon fat, left over from your morning bacon
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2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
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2 cups whole milk, at room temperature
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1 teaspoon fine sea salt
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¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
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Canola or other vegetable oil for deep-frying