Gourmet Quail Dish: Cured Manchester Farms Quail & Sweet Corn Relish

Ingredients

• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup kosher salt
• ½ vanilla bean, split and seeds scraped
• 1 tablespoon black peppercorns, toasted
• 5 arbol chilies, roughly chopped
• 6 Manchester Farms semi-boneless quail
• 4-5 tablespoons olive oil
• Sweet corn and Vidalia onion relish
• 2 medium Vidalia onions, sliced ¼-inch thick
• 6 ears sweet corn, shucked and cleaned of silks
• ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
• 2 tablespoons kosher salt
• 1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1 shallot, minced
• 4 tablespoons sherry vinegar
• 2 tablespoons whole grain mustard
• 2 teaspoons fresh thyme, chopped
• 6 strips of thick-cut bacon, cut into ¼-inch pieces
• 4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
• 2 tablespoons Italian parsley, chopped