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Spatchcocked quail with pearl barley
Photo: Sorin Gheorghita

Spatchcocked quail with pearl barley

9 ingredients 30 min + 1 hr Serves 4 openrecipes

Quail has great flavour, and is low in fat. Here it’s flattened and cooked on skewers over the barbecue, served with pearl barley.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

514
Calories
36g
Protein
16g
Fat
57g
Carbs

Counts 7 of 10 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 7 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Barley 1 cup cooked (157g) 193
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Rosemary 1 tsp dried (1.2g) 4
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Quail not in our table 0
Rapeseed Oil not in our table 0
Salad not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 8 small quail
  • 4 tbsp rapeseed oil
  • 3 tbsp chopped fresh rosemary
  • 55g/2oz butter
  • 1 large leek
  • 200g/7oz pearl barley
  • 500ml/18fl oz chicken stock
  • salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • dressed salad leaves, to serve

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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