CORNISH GAME HENS WITH GRAPE SAUCE
I developed this recipe. This is a great way to impress your guest or guests. If you have more people for dinner, adjust all the amounts of the ingredients.
Provided by Alan Leonetti
Categories Chicken
Time 1h20m
Yield 2 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
- Rinse the hens& pat dry inside& outside with paper towel.
- Place hens on a rack in a roasting pan.
- Season hens equally with salt, pepper, garlic, tarragon, rosemary, sage, thyme& paprika.
- Roast in oven until golden brown, or until juice runs clear& not red when hens are punctured between the thigh& breast.
- While the birds are in the oven, using a double boiler, melt the butter& stir in the flour.
- Once blended, add the chicken stock or broth& allow the mixture to thicken, stirring occasionally.
- Add the grape jelly, grape juice, sugar& the dissolved cornstarch.
- Continue to cook& stir until thickened again.
- To serve, pour some of the sauce onto the 2 plates.
- Place the hens on top of the sauce& then pour the rest of the sauce over the hens.
- Garnish the plates with a few small clusters of grapes& a few sprigs of herbs if desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1222, Fat 56.2, SaturatedFat 31.7, Cholesterol 341.3, Sodium 4101.2, Carbohydrate 131.4, Fiber 5.4, Sugar 99, Protein 54.2
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