Barbecued Quail with Spiced Cherry Compote

Ingredients

• 6 Rannoch Quail, boned
• ¾ cup olive oil
• 1 ½ tsp minced garlic
• 1 ½ tbsp chopped sage
• 1 ½ tbsp chopped oregano
• 1 ½ tbsp chopped rosemary leaves
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 tbsp black peppercorns
• 2 star anise
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 tbsp thyme
• 1 cup water
• ¼ cup caster sugar
• ½ cup port
• Juice of 2 oranges
• 1 tbsp minced shallot
• 150 g pitted cherries
• 2 bunches asparagus, woody ends trimmed
• 1 tbsp butter