Southern Quail Recipe: Pan-Fried Plantation Quail with Grits & Salad

Ingredients

• 4 boneless quail breasts
• 1 cup buttermilk
• 1 cup maseca corn flour
• 1½ tablespoons salt
• 2 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon guajillo pepper (optional)
• 2 cups canola oil, Grits (recipe follows)
• Pickled Strawberry and Asparagus Salad (recipe follows)
• 1 cup sorghum syrup
• 2 cups water
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 1 tablespoon cultured butter
• Kosher salt, to taste
• Fresh ground pepper, to taste
• ⅛ cup sugar
• ½ cup champagne vinegar
• ½ cup water
• 2 tablespoons kosher salt
• 1 jalapeno, cut in half lengthwise (seeds removed)
• ½ cup extra virgin olive oil
• 6 stalks asparagus, cut thinly, lengthwise
• 4 medium strawberries, sliced
• ½ small watermelon radish, sliced