Cornish Hens anyone?
They are underated. Just young chickens, they can be no more than 2 pounds and get slaughtered no more than 5 to 6 weeks old which sounds terrible but anyway my favorite way to roast a cornish hen is this recipe which is my own.
I like citrus flavors with chicken so this has a bit of a citrus glaze or marinade thing going on.
Juice two oranges and one lemon. In a bowl whisk in about 3 tablespoons of honey until you form a glaze (something you'd dip a donut in).
Salt and pepper the bird FAVORABLY. Rub good olive oil all over and season bird with rosemary, thyme and sage. Inside the bird pour a bit of oil in there, just a little to create like a penny sized pool. Stick 2 or 3 cloves of garlic whole and 2 whole bay leaves. If there is room also put the rinds of the citrus fruits you used in there. Truss the bird if you want or just rest the legs so that they don't move.
Bake at 400 for 45 minutes, take the glaze and paint it all over. Bake for another 10 minutes.
Take the bird out, let it rest. Paint on the glaze a little more if you wish. If you have any glaze leftover do the following.
Boil a cup of water, season with a pinch of salt, dump in the glaze, furiously whisk until the glaze becomes a liquid. Pour into a bowl and use as a dipping sauce for the hen.
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5 comments:
Cornish hens are fantastic
If you have a Foreman or a panini grill, you gotta check Alton Brown's simple cornish hen technique.
Damn. I can't find it on foodnetwork.com, but he did it at the end of his recent "dropping knowledge on turkeys" show.
"If you have a Foreman or a panini grill, you gotta check Alton Brown's simple cornish hen technique."
flatten the bird and grill, pressed
i think i saw that
"flatten the bird and grill, pressed"
yep
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