Good-Cooking - Four and Twenty Game Birds Baked in a Pie

Good-Cooking - Four and Twenty Game Birds Baked in a Pie

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Preheat your oven and bake succulent split quail with onions, herbs, and Marsala in a flaky pie crust—perfect for a special dinner.

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Ingredients

  • Pinch of salt
  • 1/3 cup shortening
  • 1 cup flour, sifted
  • 2 tablespoons ice water
  • 4 to 6 tablespoons butter
  • 12 quail, split in half
  • 16 small white onions, peeled
  • 2 cups rich chicken stock
  • Grated rind and juice of 1 lemon
  • 1/2 cup dry Marsala wine
  • 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
  • 2 celery sticks, chopped
  • 1 large carrot, diced
  • 1/4 teaspoon thyme
  • 1/2 teaspoon savory
  • 2 tablespoons cornstarch, mixed with 1/4 cup cold water
  • 12 small new potatoes, unpeeled and halved
  • 1 cup fresh peas
  • 1 egg, beaten

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