BBC Food - Recipes - Quail with chestnuts and butternut squash

Ingredients

• 160g/5¾oz sea salt
• 80g/2¾oz caster sugar
• 1 sprig rosemary
• 2 sprigs thyme
• 1 orange , peeled
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 2 star Anise
• 2 cloves
• 1-2 small quail
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• salt and freshly ground black pepper
• ½ small red onion , finely chopped
• 9 fresh chestnuts in shells, roasted, peeled and roughly chopped (reserve 4 to finely chop for the garnish)
• 1 tbsp dried cranberries
• 1 tbsp roughly shredded flatleaf parsley
• 100g/3½oz butternut squash , peeled and julienned
• 1 tsp wholegrain mustard
• 1 tbsp white wine vinegar
• 1 tsp honey
• ½ tbsp hazelnut oil
• 50g/1¾oz unsalted butter