Roasted Quail with Red Grapes and Pearl Onions - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 1 cup balsamic vinegar
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 10 fresh thyme sprigs plus 1 teaspoon chopped fresh thyme leaves
- 3 tablespoons warm clarified butter (recipe follows)
- 1 pound small pearl onions
- 8 whole quail* (5 to 6 ounces each), cleaned and necks and feet removed if necessary
- 1 pound red seedless grapes (about 3 cups)
- Garnish: fresh thyme leaves
- Accompaniment:baked wild rice amandine
Instructions
- In a heavy saucepan melt butter over low heat. Remove pan from heat and let butter stand 3 minutes. Skim froth and strain butter through a sieve lined with a double thickness of rinsed and squeezed cheesecloth into a bowl, leaving milky solids in bottom of pan. Pour clarified butter into a jar or crock and chill, covered. Butter keeps, covered and chilled, indefinitely. When clarified, butter loses about one fourth its original volume.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Honey.
Honey, often hailed as a superfood, possesses a wealth of nutritional benefits that make it a valuable addition to a balanced diet. With a glycemic index (GI) of 55 for one tablespoon, honey is considered a moderate GI food. This means it does not spike blood sugar levels as high or as quickly as high-GI foods, making it a better choice for maintaining steady energy levels and supporting overall health. Rich in antioxidants, including phenolic acids and flavonoids, honey offers protective benefi...
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