Saturday, April 10, 2010

Recipe #2-Roasted Cornish Game Hens

This is a dish I prepare almost on a weekly basis. Each hen weighs about 22-oz aka 1-lb 6-oz and is the perfect size for one person.

What you will need.
-As many Game hens as you want, whole not split.
-Extra Virgin Olive Oil
-A Shaker of the special seasoning in Recipe #1
-Butter, melt enough for the amount of hens you use. 1/4 lb for 2.
-a glass or ceramic dish, at least an inch and a half deep aka at least 2 to 3 qt.

Steps
-Thaw hens and rinse under cold water and place in dish. Make sure all blood is off the hens first.
-Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (177 degrees C)
-Rub hens with olive oil. 1-2 tablespoons (TB) per bird should be enough.
-Cover entire bird, front and back, with the seasoning. This is easy to do if you wear a plastic glove and hold the bird by jamming fist into the hole in the bottom where the organs were removed. Hold it over the dish and sprinkle the seasoning on.
-Bake in oven until birds reach internal temp of 165F (74C) takes about an hour. Every 15 minutes while baking, brush birds with melted butter. Melt more if not enough or you want more on the birds.
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