This mouth-watering recipe is ready in just 1 hour and the ingredients detailed below can serve up to 4 people.
Ingredients
Method
1. Mix the coriander, sweet basil, grated galangal, fish sauce, sesame oil together in a bowl with your hands and stuff into the cavity of the quail.
2. Gently peel the skin back and put half the chilli paste marinade under the skin and massage into the flesh. Rub the remaining paste over the birds.
3. Secure the quail cavities with a lemongrass stalk to hold in the stuffing and leave to marinade for as long as possible. At least 2-3 hours.
4. Place the quails in a roasting tray and into the oven at 200°C for 20 minutes.
For the noodles:
1. Put the chilli paste, chilli, spring onions, Thai shallots, fish sauce and juice of one lime into a bowl and mix with your hands.
2. Add the noodles and peanuts and mix through and then top with crispy shallots.
3. Serve on a plate and top with a roasted quail.
How to make Chilli Paste Marinade
1. Roast dried red chilies and pulse in a food processor along with fried garlic and shallots, dried shrimp, lime juice and palm sugar.
