Fricassee of Quails

Ingredients

• quails
• a few mushrooms
• a little melted butter
• a slice of ham cut up small
• a bunch of herbs
• cloves
• pepper
• salt
• some good gravy

Method

1. 1

   Cut up the birds, and toss them in a saucepan with a few mushrooms and a little melted butter, a slice of ham cut up small, a bunch of herbs, cloves, pepper, and salt; add some good gravy, and simmer the whole slowly.

2. 2

   When nearly ready, thicken the regout with eggs beaten up with a little gravy.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from Recipes for the million (1891), page 180. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

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Cook this with the app: pantry check, scaling, and the assistant.