Baked Cornish Hen Cumberland Recipe 55

BAKED CORNISH HEN CUMBERLAND RECIPE - (5/5)

Steps:

• 1. Heat oven to 500 degrees, sprinkle inside of each hen with a dash of salt and pepper. (DON'T FORGET STUFFING ) Tie legs together and place hens in shallow roasting pan breast side up. brush with melted butter. 2. Roast, uncovered for 15 minutes. Reduce heat to 400 degrees. 3. Turn hens breast side down and pour 1/2 cup water over the hens. Cover pan with foil. Bake for 30 minutes. 4. Turn hens breast side up. Baste with pan drippings. Roast, uncovered - for 30 minutes - basting several times. 5. Meanwhile, make sauce. In small saucepan, combine orange peels, lemon peels, orange juice and lemon juice. Bring to boil and cook over medium heat, uncovered for 15 minutes or until peels become transparent. 6. Add jelly, wine, mustard, ginger and Tabasco sauce. Bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer for 20 minutes. 7. To serve ~ arrange birds on serving platter or individual plates and pour sauce over them.

CORNISH HENS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• Place the sliced onion in the bottom of a roasting pan. Remove the giblets from the hens, and rinse them inside and out. Remove any excess fat and leftover pinfeathers and pat the outsides dry. Place the hens on top of the sliced onion.
• Pack the cavities of the hens with the cornbread stuffing.
• Tie the legs together with kitchen string and tuck the wing tips under the body of the hens. Rub the hens with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Roast the hens for 30 minutes, or until the juices run clear when you cut between a leg and thigh.
• Melt the butter in a large saute pan. Add the onion and cook for 5 minutes over medium-low heat, until translucent. Break the cornbread into pieces and place the pieces in a large bowl. Add the onion mixture to the cornbread. Add the celery, chicken stock, parsley, salt and pepper, and mix together.
• Yield: 2 servings

BAKED CORNISH GAME HENS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• In a small bowl combine the 1/2 cup melted butter, onion, celery, bell pepper, mushrooms, garlic, basil, oregano and parsley.
• Season hens inside and out with salt and pepper to taste, then stuff with equal amounts butter/vegetable mixture. Place stuffed birds in a 9x13 inch baking dish, breast side up. Drizzle with 1/4 cup melted butter.
• Cover dish and bake in the preheated oven for 1 1/2 hours. Remove cover and brown at 500 degrees F (260 degrees C).