Best New England Roasted Cornish Game Hens Recipes

NEW ENGLAND ROASTED CORNISH GAME HENS

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Make and share this New England Roasted Cornish Game Hens recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Millereg

Categories Poultry

Time 6h25m

Yield 2 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

1 lemon, juice only
4 fluid ounces olive oil
2 garlic cloves, pressed
1 1/2 teaspoons dried thyme
3 teaspoons dried rosemary
2 bay leaves
1 -2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
salt
pepper, to taste
2 Cornish hens
unsalted butter, melted

Steps:

Split the hens and remove the ribs and backbone.
Combine all above except butter and marinate the hens for 2 to 6 hours.
Bring them to room temperature before cooking.
Preheat oven to 500°F.
Remove the hens from the marinade and pat more or less dry.
Arrange in an oven dish (single layer), brush with butter, sprinkle with salt and pepper and bake for 20 to 25 minutes, brushing with butter once or twice during cooking.

ROASTED CORNISH HENS

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Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Categories main-dish

Time 1h20m

Yield 2 servings

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

2 cornish hens, rinsed
1 lemon
4 cloves garlic, peeled
1 branch fresh rosemary or 2 teaspoons dried rosemary
1 tablespoon honey
1 tablespoon olive oil
Salt and pepper
1/4 cup white wine
1/2 cup chicken stock

Steps:

Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Pat the hens dry with a cloth. Slice lemon in half and squeeze juice into a medium bowl. Stuff hen cavities with half lemon, 2 cloves garlic and 1/2 branch of fresh rosemary. Add honey, oil and salt and pepper to lemon juice and blend together. Baste the hens with the lemon honey sauce. Place in a small roasting pan and roast for 20 minutes. Reduce heat and continue roasting for 20 to 30 minutes basting the hens occasionally. Roast the hens until the juices run clear from the thigh. Transfer hens to cutting board and let sit for 10 minutes. Place roasting pan on stove burner and stir in white wine. Bring to a simmer and scrape brown bits from bottom of pan. Stir in chicken stock and simmer. Serve hens hot with sauce.

ROASTED CORNISH GAME HENS

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Go for a different kind of bird by stuffing and cooking the Neelys' Roasted Cornish Game Hens recipe from Down Home with the Neelys on Food Network.

Provided by Patrick and Gina Neely : Food Network

Categories main-dish

Time 1h20m

Yield 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

1 tablespoon salt
2 tablespoons lemon-pepper
1 tablespoon dried basil
1 tablespoon poultry seasoning
2 tablespoons olive oil
6 Cornish game hens, about 1 1/2 pounds each, rinsed and dried thoroughly
1 green bell pepper, large dice
2 stalks celery, large dice
1 onion, large dice

Steps:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
In a small mixing bowl, stir together salt, lemon pepper, dried basil and poultry seasoning. Rub olive oil all over the hens and season each with the salt mixture. Place the hens on a baking sheet pan with plenty of space between them. You may need to use 2 pans. Loosely stuff the cavities of each hen with some green bell pepper, celery and onion. Roast the hens in the preheated oven for about 1 hour or until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh registers 165 degrees F and the juices run clear. Remove the hens from the oven, loosely tent with foil and let rest 10 minutes before carving or serving.

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