sleeve boned quail

[rootlesscosmo]

Anyplace in the Bay Area carry these? I found one post that claimed it's fairly easy to remove backbone and breastbone without breaking the skin... not for me it isn't. I found an online source, Cavendish Game Birds

http://www.vermontquail.com/store.html

that has them for a reasonable price but the shipping charge is pretty hefty. Alternatives?

[sensi63]

Get on fatted calf's email list. They sell basically stuffed brined boneless quail from the farmers market a couple of times a month. They are delicious, really really good. One is enough for two light eaters with lots of sides, or one per person as a main. Really yum
http://fattedcalf.com/

[PBSF]

I think Hoffman Game Birds has them on Saturdays at the SF Ferry Plaza Market. They might be packed 6 to a cryo-vac bag. You can call them at their farm before Saturday 209-823-4028.

[wally]

Hoffman Game Birds on Saturdays have only quail with the bones in, they are not boned.

[PBSF]

Unless this is a recent change, I have ordered from Ruth Hoffman boneless quails in 6 pack, cryo-vac. They're tunnel boned, with only bones in their wings and legs. I believe Cafe Rouge retails for them.

[rootlesscosmo]

Thanks. I'll ask her about this on Saturday. (Sleeve-boned and tunnel-boned sound like the same thing--breastbone and backbone removed without cutting through the skin, so the birds lie flat for sautéing or grilling.)

[wally]

When Cafe Rouge has them, they are boned.