Description
Despite containing all of the things I usually avoid, this dish is deliciously Chinese in flavour. The coke creates a caramelly sweet and sour note, just try it.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1x packet of Game Farm Quail ( 6 ) boned
- ( or 500gm of chicken, 6 drumsticks or 4 butterflied Spatchcocks)
- 100ml peanut oil
- 4 Tablespoons of soy sauce
- 1 Tablespoon of finely grated ginger
- 1 small onion sliced
- 2 cloves of crushed garlic
- 4 Tablespoons of tomato sauce
- 300 ml coke ( 1 small bottle)
- 200 gm snow peas
- Extras: 1 sliced large red chilli, 1 cup coriander leaves and 1 handful of cashews for crunch
Instructions
- Put the Quails (or other) into a shallow bowl and pour over the soy sauce and the ginger and let them marinate as long as possible (10 minutes to overnight)
- Heat a wok or a large fry pan and add oil.
- When very hot, add the Quails skin side down searing and browning them, reserving the marinade.
- When browned, turn the Quails over and add the onion and garlic. Saute till just fragrant and without browning the garlic, then add the tomato sauce the coca cola and let simmer on low with the lid on until it comes to the boil. Simmer for 5 minutes.
- Remove the Quail onto a plate and reduce the liquid by half.
- Add the Quail back to the pan with the snowpeas and, put the lid on leaving on the heat till the snow peas are still crunchy but lightly steamed.
- Add cashews and serve with the sliced chilli and coriander.
- These is lovely with plain rice or quinoa.
- Prep Time: 12 hours
- Cook Time: 15 mins