Brandy Buttered Cornish Game Hens With Pecan Stuffing Recipes

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BRANDY-BUTTERED CORNISH GAME HENS WITH PECAN STUFFING



Brandy-Buttered Cornish Game Hens With Pecan Stuffing image

These cornish hens are stuffed with a cornbread stuffing enhanced with brandy and pecans, and then flavored with a butter-brandy sauce.

Provided by southern chef in lo

Categories     Chicken

Time 5h50m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 9

6 (1 lb) Cornish hens
salt and pepper
1/2 cup melted butter or 1/2 cup margarine
1/4 cup peach brandy or 1/4 cup plum brandy
1 cup unsweetend apple juice
1/4 cup peach brandy or 1/4 cup plum brandy
1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine
1 (8 ounce) package cornbread stuffing mix
3/4 cup of chopped pecans

Steps:

  • Remove the giblets from the hens, reserve for another use. Rinse hens with cold water and pat dry. Sprinkle cavity of each with salt and pepper. Secure neck skin to back with a toothpick and lift wing tips up and over back so they are tucked under hen. Lightly stuff cavity of hen with the pecan stuffing; close the cavity and secure with toothpicks. Tie leg ends to tail with a string.
  • Brush hens with butter and sprinkle generously with pepper. Combine the remaining butter with the brandy.
  • Place hens breast side up in a large shallow baking pan. Bake at 350°F degree for 1 to 1 1/2 hours, depending on the size of the hens. Baste every 10 minutes with brandy mixture.
  • For Pecan Stuffing: Combine the apple juice, brandy, and butter in a large saucepan. Cook over medium heat stirring occasionally until the butter melts. Add the stuffing mix and pecans stirring lightly--- stuff Cornish hens.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 990.7, Fat 49.6, SaturatedFat 19.6, Cholesterol 474.1, Sodium 958.4, Carbohydrate 35.7, Fiber 6.8, Sugar 6.9, Protein 96.3

ROCK CORNISH GAME HEN WITH CRANBERRY-PECAN STUFFING --



Rock Cornish Game Hen With Cranberry-Pecan Stuffing -- image

This game hen will make you feel like you are celebrating a holiday, but it is a bird to enjoy any time of the year.

Provided by emmalee1942

Categories     Poultry

Time 1h30m

Yield 1-2 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 large rock cornish game hen, thawed
1 cup breadcrumbs
1/3 cup pecans, roughly chopped
1/4 cup butter
1/4 cup dried cranberries
salt and pepper
2 tablespoons honey
1 tablespoon butter, melted
1 teaspoon paprika
1 tablespoon frozen orange juice concentrate

Steps:

  • 1. Remove giblets from the defrosted hen. Rinse in cold water and pat dry before stuffing.
  • 2. Brown the bread crumbs in butter, add the nuts, salt and pepper. Stir in the dried cranberries.
  • 3. Fill the game hen cavity, loosely, with the crumb mixture.
  • 4. Combine the honey, orange juice concentrate, butter and paprika, stir well.
  • 5. Place the stuffed hen in a shallow roasting pan. Brush with the honey butter.
  • 6. While roasting the hen, baste several more times to achieve a nice brown coating.
  • 7. Roast 350 degrees, about 1 hour, or until the drumstick feels loose.
  • 8. Let rest 10 minutes before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 2026.1, Fat 136.5, SaturatedFat 53, Cholesterol 489.2, Sodium 1367.1, Carbohydrate 128, Fiber 10.4, Sugar 50.2, Protein 76.5

STUFFED CORNISH GAME HENS



Stuffed Cornish Game Hens image

THIS ENTREE makes an ordinary day special. Whenever I cook Cornish hens for my husband and me, it stirs up warm memories of family times around the holiday dinner table. I bake the extra stuffing separately so we're sure to have enough. -Nancy Aubrey, Ruidoso, New Mexico

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Dinner

Time 1h20m

Yield 2 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 15

1/2 cup chopped celery
1/4 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup butter, divided
3 cups crumbled cornbread
3 cups soft bread crumbs
1 jar (2 ounces) diced pimientos, drained
1 cup chicken broth
1 large egg
1/2 teaspoon poultry seasoning
1 teaspoon salt, divided
1/2 teaspoon pepper, divided
2 Cornish game hens (20 to 24 ounces each)
1 garlic clove, minced
1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
3/4 teaspoon chopped fresh mint or 1/4 teaspoon dried mint flakes

Steps:

  • In a large skillet or saucepan, saute celery and onion in 2 tablespoons butter until tender. Remove from the heat. Stir in cornbread, bread crumbs, pimientos, broth, egg, poultry seasoning, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper; mix well. , Stuff each hen with 3/4 cup stuffing. Place extra stuffing in a greased 1-qt. baking dish; refrigerate. Place hens breast side up on a rack in a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Cover loosely with foil; bake at 375° for 45 minutes. , Meanwhile, in a saucepan, melt the remaining butter; add garlic, lemon zest, mint and remaining salt and pepper. Brush over hens. Bake 15-30 minutes longer or until a thermometer reads 180° for hens and 165° for stuffing. Bake the extra stuffing, covered, for 30 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 1728 calories, Fat 106g fat (44g saturated fat), Cholesterol 601mg cholesterol, Sodium 3675mg sodium, Carbohydrate 106g carbohydrate (9g sugars, Fiber 7g fiber), Protein 82g protein.

PECAN-STUFFED CORNISH HENS



Pecan-Stuffed Cornish Hens image

Provided by Pierre Franey

Categories     dinner, main course

Time 1h15m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 10

8 tablespoons butter at room temperature
1/2 cup whole pecan meats
1 tablespoon Cognac
2 tablespoons Dijon-style mustard
Salt to taste if desired
Freshly ground black pepper to taste
2 Cornish hens, about 1 1/2 pounds each
2 tablespoons corn, peanut or vegetable oil
4 Idaho potatoes, about 1 1/2 pounds, peeled and dropped into cold water
2 tablespoons finely chopped parsley

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 450 degrees.
  • Put 6 tablespoons of the butter in a mixing bowl. Put the pecan meats into the container of an electric blender or spice mill and grind until fine. Do not grind too much, or you will make a paste. Add the pecans to the 6 tablespoons of butter. Add the Cognac, mustard, salt and pepper, and blend well with a wooden spoon or rubber spatula.
  • Insert the fingers underneath the skin of the breast and thighs of each hen. Make a fairly deep cavity to hold the stuffing. Spoon an equal portion of the pecan mixture beneath the skin of each hen, distributing the mixture evenly throughout the cavity. It is best if you truss the hens with string.
  • Sprinkle the hens with salt and pepper. Arrange the hens breast-side-up on a baking dish. Brush each with a tablespoon of oil. Place the hens in the oven, and bake 5 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, drain the potatoes, and cut them into very thin slices. There should be about 5 cups. Put the slices in a colander and run them under very hot tap water. Pat dry, and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
  • Scatter the potato slices and the necks of the hens around the birds. Add the remaining 2 tablespoons of butter and continue baking 10 minutes, basting occasionally. Stir the potatoes so that they bake evenly. Turn the hens breast-side-down, and continue baking 20 minutes. Turn the hens breast-side-up and continue baking 10 minutes.
  • Untruss the hens, and cut them in half lengthwise. Serve the potatoes sprinkled with parsley. Broccoli with tomatoes is a good accompaniment.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 818, UnsaturatedFat 32 grams, Carbohydrate 24 grams, Fat 60 grams, Fiber 4 grams, Protein 43 grams, SaturatedFat 24 grams, Sodium 1343 milligrams, Sugar 1 gram, TransFat 1 gram

SAVORY CORNISH HENS WITH A BRANDY CURRANT GLAZE



Savory Cornish Hens With a Brandy Currant Glaze image

My favorite ... Cornish Hens. I think they are so under appreciated. Sweet succulent, individual "MINI" chickens. Well you know what I mean. These have great flavor and simple to make. Less time than a chicken, twice the WOW impact for dinner parties and just so good. You can serve 1/2 portions or whole chickens to each person. Serve this with some citrus wild rice and I love some roasted cauliflower or roasted brussels sprouts.

Provided by SarasotaCook

Categories     Chicken

Time 40m

Yield 2 Whole Hens, 2-4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 17

2 Cornish hens (1 3/4-2 lbs each)
1 large onion, cut in thick slices (I use these as a natural rack for the hens to sit on in the pan)
1 medium onion, cut in quarters
1 orange, cut in quarters
1/3 cup parsley
1 tablespoon dried thyme
1 teaspoon kosher salt, for the filling
1 teaspoon ground black pepper, for the filling
1/4 cup butter (1/8 cup for the filling, 1/8 cup for the skin)
1 teaspoon kosher salt, for the skin
1/2 teaspoon black pepper, for the skin
3/4 cup red currant jelly
1 tablespoon garlic, minced
1/2 cup brandy (Just pick up one of those little airplane bottles, they work fine if you don't keep brandy in the ho)
1 cup chicken stock
1/2 cup dry white wine
2 tablespoons butter (optional)

Steps:

  • Prepare the Hens -- Just rinse them well, inside and out, drain and pat try. Then add 1/4 cup butter, parsley, thyme, salt and pepper in a small bowl and melt the butter in the microwave for just a few seconds. Add in the oranges and onion quarters and toss well.
  • Stuffing -- Add the orange, onion, butter and herb mix to the cavity of the hens.
  • Skin -- Brush each of the hens with 1/4 cup of butter (not melted) and season with salt and pepper.
  • Bake -- Place each of the hens on a couple of the onions slices in a small oven proof pan. The onion slices just make a natural baking rack so they don't sit directly on the pan itself. Bake at 425 for 10 minute and then reduce to 350 for about 20-30 minutes uncovered. NOTE: One reviewer wrote they were swimming in butter, but if you bake the hens on the onions used as a rack as suggested, they are not sitting in butter. The butter flavors the inside and outside, and remember, it is for 2 nice size birds. Also, the onions will absorb most of the butter and the natural juices will end up in the sauce at the end.
  • NOTE: I used around a 1 3/4 - 2 1/2 lb hen, and then can take anywhere from 30-45 minutes. So just check and have your meat thermometer handy. This is one time when it really helps. I take mine out at 160, as it continues to cook once removed. The last time I cooked 4 for dinner they took 40 minutes. But just check to be sure.
  • Glaze -- As the hens back, in a small measuring cup add the garlic, brandy and jelly and just heat until melted. You can also do this on the stove, but the microwave is easier, quicker and just a small cup to clean out vs another pot. Baste frequently with the glaze as the chicken cook.
  • Sauce -- No I love the sauce for this but it is optional. Remove the chickens to a plate and cover with foil to let them rest. Bring the pan to the stove on medium heat and add the wine to deglaze. Get all the good dripping off the bottom of the pan. Add the broth and cook 3-4 minutes. Right before serving, just add the butter to thicken the sauce and serve with the chicken. This isn't a thick gravy, just a nice light sauce over the chicken.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 1177, Fat 32.9, SaturatedFat 17.1, Cholesterol 282.1, Sodium 2295.1, Carbohydrate 119.2, Fiber 6.3, Sugar 78.9, Protein 54.1

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