Five-spice Roasted Quails

I got the recipe for these quails from my mum. She is the best cook in my family. I learn so much from her. She used to hold a cooking class at home, people watched her cooking demos and wrote notes with a pen and paper. Anyway, these quails are very easy to prepare and you can serve them with sliced cucumbers. They taste so delicious!!




Ingredients:

• 6 Quails (cut in half)
• Marinating sauce: 3 tbs five-spice powder & 6 tbs soy sauce
• A slice of lemon
• 2 Brown onions (chopped into small squares)
• 3 Bird's eye chillies (chopped into small pieces)
• 1 tbs Salt
• 1 tsp Five spice powder
• Freshly ground black pepper

Preparation:

1. Marinate the quails overnight in the fridge with the marinating sauce.
2. Roast the quails at 180 C degrees for approx 15 mins or until golden.
3. Fry on the pan the salt and five-spice powder until they are fragrant. Put it aside.
4. With a small amount of olive oil, fry the chopped onions and chillies until they are cooked. Sprinkle with the ground black pepper.
5. Once the quails are roasted, add a pinch of salt and five-spice powder (from step 3) around them and sprinkle with lemon juice.