Name: Sonoran Quail
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 4 people
Ingredients: 8 whole quail (, backbones removed); Lard or oil to coat birds; Salt; 1/4 cup prickly pear or mesquite bean syrup; 1/2 cup dried tepary beans, (rehydrated in water overnight); 1/2 cup dried cholla buds, (rehydrated in water overnight); 4 to 5 Roma or other paste tomatoes, (seeded and diced); 10 to 20 l'itoi onions, (or small shallots, peeled but whole); 1/2 to 1 teaspoon chiltepin chiles, (crushed); 3 tablespoons avocado or squash seed oil; Lime juice to taste