Honey BBQ Sauce for Grilled Quail

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Rick Browne, Ph.B., host of the PBS show “Barbecue America” and the author of The Best Barbecue on Earth and nine other books, is supplying articles and recipes to the Fiery Foods & Barbecue SuperSite.

Ingredients

1 medium onion, sliced
1 tablespoons shortening
2/3 cup water
2 teaspoons cornstarch
1 cup Cattlemen’s Golden Honey BBQ Sauce
2 teaspoons soy sauce

Instructions

Cook and stir the onion until crisp-tender in the same skillet used for browning the quail. Blend water, cornstarch, BBQ sauce and soy sauce and pour into the skillet. Cook and stir constantly until the sauce thickens and boils. Continue stirring and allow sauce to boil for one minute.

Make grilled quail according to recipe here.

Add the quail to the sauce, heat through, and serve on a bed of freshly made pico de gallo.

Quail with Honey BBQ Sauce

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Rick Browne, Ph.B., host of the PBS show “Barbecue America” and the author of The Best Barbecue on Earth and nine other books, is supplying articles and recipes to the Fiery Foods & Barbecue SuperSite.

Ingredients

 Quail with Honey BBQ Sauce

10 whole quail
1/4 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
1/4 teaspoon paprika
1/8 teaspoon pepper
10 strips bacon
2 tablespoons vegetable shortening

Instructions

Clean the birds and set aside.

Place flour, garlic salt, paprika, and pepper in a plastic or paper bag; add the quail breasts and shake until meat is well coated.

Wrap a large slice of bacon around the breast of each bird.

Heat shortening in a medium skillet and brown the breasts on both sides.

Let them cook until just browning all over, about 5 minutes per side, then remove the birds to a platter and keep them warm while preparing the honey BBQ sauce.

Breast of Wild Goose with Lingonberry Sauce

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Rick Browne, Ph.B., host of the PBS show “Barbecue America” and the author of The Best Barbecue on Earth and nine other books, is supplying articles and recipes to the Fiery Foods & Barbecue SuperSite.

Ingredients

1 full breast of wild (or domestic) goose, about 3 pounds

Marinade:
1/2 cup olive oil
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
3 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon onion powder

Sauce:
1 12-ounce jar lingonberry preserves
1/2 cup gin

Instructions

Marinate breast for 2 hours in refrigerator, remove, dry the breast and place it on a grill, preheated to 350 degrees F.   While the goose is marinating, mix the gin and preserves and heat in a saucepan over medium heat, stirring often, until the mixture thickens.

Boil the marinade for 10 minutes, then use it to baste occasionally, until the goose breast reaches an internal temperature of 160 degrees F. Remove and allow breast to rest for 15 minutes, covered in foil, before slicing.

Serve with warm lingonberry-gin sauce on the side.

Apricot-Mango Chutney

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Rick Browne, Ph.B., host of the PBS show “Barbecue America” and the author of The Best Barbecue on Earth and nine other books, is supplying articles and recipes to the Fiery Foods & Barbecue SuperSite.

Ingredients

4 medium apricots, diced
3 medium mangos, peeled & diced
8 oz. sugar
2 cups white wine vinegar
1 teaspoon cardamom
1 teaspoon dried ginger
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon white pepper
1 red bell pepper, finely diced
8 ounces golden raisins
1/2 red onion, finely diced

Instructions

Combine all ingredients in a saucepan and simmer, uncovered, for 45 minutes.  Cool, then place in clean jars and refrigerate.  Warm up to use with meat recipes.

BBQ’d Venison Loin Chops with Apricot-Mango Chutney

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Rick Browne, Ph.B., host of the PBS show “Barbecue America” and the author of The Best Barbecue on Earth and nine other books, is supplying articles and recipes to the Fiery Foods & Barbecue SuperSite.

Ingredients

 

Venison Loin Chops

8 venison loin chops
salt
pepper

Baste:
1/2  cup olive oil
2 cloves garlic, chopped & lightly browned
1 sprig rosemary
1 sprig thyme
2 teaspoons black peppercorns

Instructions

Salt and pepper loin chops, then brush chops with olive oil mixture.  Place on a heated grill and cook for 4-5 minutes per side until the meat is cooked the way you like it, basting every time you turn the meat.  Let loin chops rest for 2 minutes before serving.

Accompany venison chops with the apricot-mango chutney (go to recipe).