Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons sliced garlic
• 10 thyme sprigs
• 8 boneless quail (wing tips removed, wings tucked under, leg tips removed, meat pushed back)
• Kosher salt
• Fresh ground black pepper
• B.B.Q. sauce, your preference

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Instructions

1. In a bowl, crush the garlic and the thyme with the back of a spoon. Season the quail with a little salt and pepper, then rub with the garlic and thyme. Allow marinating for 1 hour in the refrigerator.
2. Preheat oven at 375 degrees F.
3. Brush both sides of the quail with the B.B.Q. sauce. Put quails on a rack in a baking dish. Bake for 15 minutes.
4. Remove quail from the oven and turn on the broiler. Brush quails with more sauce. Place quails under broiler to char, about 6 minutes. Turn to char both sides.