Smothered Quail - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 ready to cook quail (1 1/2 lb.)
1/4 c. butter or margarine
1/2 c. sliced shallots
1/4 c. cider vinegar
1 Tbsp. sugar
1/2 tsp. salt

Preparation

Rinse quail well.
Pat\tdry
with paper towels.
In hot butter, in large skillet,
saute
quail
until nicely browned, about 10 minutes.
Add
shallots; cook, stirring occasionally, until tender, about 5
minutes.
Add
vinegar, sugar and salt, mixing
well.
Bring to
boiling.\tReduce\theat
and
simmer, tightly covered, 20 to 30
minutes\tor until quail are tender. Serve quail with pan juices spooned over.