Baked Quail With Mushrooms - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
6 quail, cleaned
2 tablespoons butter
1/2 lb fresh mushrooms, sliced
1/2 cup butter
1/4 cup all-purpose flour, plus
1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
2 cups chicken broth
1/2 cup sherry wine
hot cooked rice

Preparation

Combine 1/3 cup flour, salt, and pepper; dredge quail in flour mixture; set aside.
Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a big skillet; add in mushrooms and saute 4 minutes.
Remove mushrooms from skillet; set aside.
Melt 1/2 cup butter in skillet; brown quail on both sides.
Remove quail to a 1 1/2 quart casserole.
Add 1/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon flour to pan drippings; cook 1 minute, stirring constantly.
Gradually add in chicken broth and sherry; cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, until gravy is thickened and bubbly; stir in mushrooms.
Pour mushroom gravy over quail; cover and bake in a preheated 350\u00b0 oven for 1 hour.
Serve over rice.