Single Pot Cornish Game Hens Recipes

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SINGLE POT CORNISH GAME HENS



Single Pot Cornish Game Hens image

All in one pot and you are done, plus the flavors are so wonderful, elegant and romantic enough for dinner by candlelight!

Provided by Shawn C

Categories     One Dish Meal

Time 1h45m

Yield 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 16

2 Cornish hens, washed and split
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 small yellow onion, diced
1 vidalia onions, diced or 3 shallots, cubed
3 garlic cloves (minced or crushed)
1 teaspoon thyme or 2 sprigs fresh thyme
1 teaspoon rosemary
8 new potatoes, washed and quartered
1 (6 ounce) package fresh washed mushrooms (halved or quartered according to size)
1 (15 ounce) can fat free chicken broth
1/2 cup white wine
1 tablespoon chicken bouillon or 1 tablespoon chicken base
salt and pepper
1/2 teaspoon lemon pepper
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1 lemon, juice of

Steps:

  • In large Dutch oven (lid must be ovenproof) heat oil over medium high heat.
  • Salt and pepper hens both sides.
  • Brown on both sides.
  • Add onions and garlic, let cook 5 minutes.
  • Add potatoes and mushrooms on top.
  • Sprinkle with rosemary and thyme and garlic powder.
  • Pour in 1/2 can broth in pan and 1/4 cup wine.
  • Squeeze 1/2 lemon on top.
  • Cover with tight fitting lid.
  • Place in oven at 350°F for 1 hour.
  • Remove from oven and take out hens and vegetables.
  • Over medium high heat add remaining ingredients (lemon juice, lemon pepper, chicken base, wine, broth) and let reduce for 15 minutes.
  • Thicken with cornstarch and water.
  • Taste and season as needed replace chicken and vegetables and cook for additional 10 minutes stirring very carefully and not very often.
  • Serve immediately.

COOKING UNDER PRESSURE: CORNISH GAME HENS



Cooking Under Pressure: Cornish Game Hens image

There are two reasons why you might want to cook a game hen when it is frozen solid like a rock. 1. You forgot to defrost them. I HATE it when that happens. 2. Because you can. Years ago, pressure cookers were a dangerous item to have. You put it on your stovetop, fired that bad boy up, and stood back a safe distance. Today with electric models, like the Instant Pot, pressure cooking is easy/peasy lemon/squeezy. Using a pressure cooker, will have a frozen game hen, along with some taters, cooked and on the table in under an hour. So, you ready... Let's get into the kitchen.

Provided by Andy Anderson ! @ThePretentiousChef

Categories     Chicken

Number Of Ingredients 14

PLAN/PURCHASE
2 game hens, about 1 - 1 1/2 pounds each (0.5 - 0.7 kg)
1 cup(s) chicken stock, not broth
3 - 4 medium golden or red potatoes
2 large bay leaves
oil, non-flavored variety, for brushing
THE DRY SPICES
1 teaspoon(s) salt, kosher variety, fine grind
3/4 teaspoon(s) white pepper, freshly ground
3/4 teaspoon(s) dried sage
1/2 teaspoon(s) garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon(s) dried rosemary
ADDITIONAL ITEMS
some onions, carrots, celery, and/or minced garlic

Steps:

  • PREP/PREPARE
  • The other day, I picked up four Cornish Game Hens. The goal was to find the right pressure and time to cook a rock-solid frozen hen. I went through all four of the birds to get it right, but we had fun eating the mistakes.
  • You will need a pressure cooker, or Instant Pot. In addition, if you are doing the optional step of putting it under the broiler, to crisp the skin, you will need a parchment-lined baking sheet. More on that later.
  • What are Cornish Game Hens Cornish game hens look like a small chicken, and to a certain extent that is precisely what they are. In 1950 three farmers in Connecticut cross-bred a standard Cornish Chicken, a White Plymouth Rock Hen, and a Malayan Fighting Cock (I would have paid good money to see that) and out popped what we know as a Cornish Game Hen. According to the rules, they must be between 1 - 2 pounds (0.45 - 0.90 kg), must be processed before they are 5 weeks old, and can be either male or female. Although you can find them fresh in some specialty stores, in most cases you will likely find them frozen. They can be defrosted and cooked in much the same way you would prepare any standard chicken. In our case we will be cooking it from frozen in the Instant Pot. The flesh of a Game Hen tastes delicate, slightly sweet, with a fall-off-the-bone consistency. In addition, they have a fattier skin than regular chickens, which helps to naturally baste the meat as it cooks. And, despite the name, there is nothing "gamy" about the flavor.
  • Prepping the Bird Actually, since we are doing this bird from frozen, there is little, if any, prepping necessary. However, there is one thing to look for when you a Game Hen with the intention of cooking it from frozen... Make sure there are no giblets in the cavity (it will specify whether the bird has giblets on the packaging). The reason is that since the bird is frozen, you will not be able to remove the giblets, and I do not fancy having a plastic sack filled with giblet bits cooking inside my bird. If you are going a more traditional route and defrosting the bird before cooking, then it does not really matter. As a matter of fact, you could use the giblets and the stock to make a yummy sauce.
  • Serving Size Cornish Game Hens, have a small meat-to-bone ratio, so it is not uncommon to have one hen per person. However, I like to serve them with other things (a couple of sides, a salad, lots of wine... more wine), so I usually cut them in half, which is what the final presentation photos show in this recipe.
  • The Stock The stock I am using is fairly simple with few spices; however, feel free to jazz it up with some chopped or sliced onions, carrots, and/or garlic. In addition, after the bird is cooked, you could throw the stock on the stovetop add some flour and make a thick sauce. I prefer to leave it the stock as is and use it with the potatoes to loosen them up a bit, like a rustic mash, and then pour a bit over the chicken before serving. My preferred cooking liquid for soups, stews, sauces, the lot, are stocks (chicken, beef, veal, fish, etc.), but there is also something called broth. It takes about one hour to make a broth, and 4 - 5 hours to make a decent stock. Stocks have a deeper, richer flavor that only time can produce, and the other important thing to consider is the sodium levels. While stocks have almost no sodium in them, broths are sodium heavy. As a matter of fact, a low-sodium broth will have more salt in it than a regular stock. So, if you are using broth, cut back on the salt levels of the recipe. In this particular recipe, if you are replacing the stock with broth, you could probably get by with a quarter teaspoon, or maybe just a pinch or two of sodium. Remember you can always add spices, like salt, but if you add too much, it is rather difficult to take it out. As one of my instructors was always fond of saying: Computers have undo keys; recipes do not.
  • The Potatoes Since the potatoes will be cooking with the hen, you want something that can stand up to that pressure without turning into mush. Russets will not do here; you need a good red or yellow waxy variety. And make sure that you cut them in half. Whole potatoes placed in a pressure cooker will explode. And we HATE it when that happens. One more thing, I usually keep the skins on the potatoes, but if you want them peeled, do so. You are in charge.
  • Storage A fresh, unfrozen hen will last 3 - 4 days wrapped up in the fridge. Frozen and wrapped up in the freezer for about 5 - 6 months. Vacuumed sealed, a year or more. Never refreeze a thawed bird (or pretty much any poultry, fish, pork, or beef). Thawing and refreezing causes the item to lose flavor, and in the case of things like poultry will change their texture (mushy).
  • Gather your ingredients (mise en place).
  • Wash the potatoes and cut in half.
  • Add the potatoes to the bowl of your pressure cooker; along with the chicken stock, and bay leaves.
  • If you are adding additional veggies, do so now.
  • Add a trivet over the taters.
  • Take the hen from the freezer, remove the wrapping, and place on the trivet. Then brush on a bit of oil and sprinkle on the dry spices.
  • The amounts given for the dry spices are just to give you a start, use more or less, to your particular tastes.
  • Place into the pressure cooker and cook on high for 30 minutes, then allow a natural release for about 15 minutes.
  • Bleed off any remaining steam and open the lid.
  • OPTIONAL STEP The great thing about pressure cooking is that you get fast results; however, the downside is that you do not get crispy skin. The remedy is to pop it under a broiler for a few minutes and Bob's your uncle.
  • Place the game hen on a parchment-lined baking sheet. If you happen to have a cooling rack that fits the baking sheet, you could use it to keep the bird above the parchment.
  • I cut the hen in half and brushed a bit of rendered bacon fat over the skin. This will assist in the crisping process and will add another level of flavor. If you do not have any bacon fat, a bit of butter would not be amiss.
  • Pop under a broiler until it begins to crisp up and brown in spots, just a few minutes should do the trick.
  • Whenever putting something under a broiler, you should never leave your post. Broiled foods can go from yummy golden brown, to burned in less than 30 seconds.
  • Just remember this: If your kitchen smoke detector is your cooking timer, you are doing something wrong.
  • PLATE/PRESENT
  • For this particular recipe I took two potato halves, slightly mashed them, and then added some of the broth to loosen them up a bit, cut and buttered some nice freshly baked crusty bread, added the hen to the plate, drizzled a bit more broth over the hen, and served while still nice and warm. Enjoy.
  • Keep the faith, and keep cooking.

CORNISH GAME HENS WITH GARLIC AND ROSEMARY



Cornish Game Hens with Garlic and Rosemary image

Crusty garlic bread and a nice light Chianti wine complement this meal very well.

Provided by MOONANDBACK

Categories     Meat and Poultry Recipes     Chicken     Cornish Hen Recipes

Time 1h20m

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 9

4 Cornish game hens
salt and pepper to taste
1 lemon, quartered
4 sprigs fresh rosemary
3 tablespoons olive oil
24 cloves garlic
⅓ cup white wine
⅓ cup low-sodium chicken broth
4 sprigs fresh rosemary, for garnish

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
  • Rub hens with 1 tablespoon of the olive oil. Lightly season hens with salt and pepper. Place 1 lemon wedge and 1 sprig rosemary in cavity of each hen. Arrange in a large, heavy roasting pan, and arrange garlic cloves around hens. Roast in preheated oven for 25 minutes.
  • Reduce oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). In a mixing bowl, whisk together wine, chicken broth, and remaining 2 tablespoons of oil; pour over hens. Continue roasting about 25 minutes longer, or until hens are golden brown and juices run clear. Baste with pan juices every 10 minutes.
  • Transfer hens to a platter, pouring any cavity juices into the roasting pan. Tent hens with aluminum foil to keep warm. Transfer pan juices and garlic cloves to a medium saucepan and boil until liquids reduce to a sauce consistency, about 6 minutes. Cut hens in half lengthwise and arrange on plates. Spoon sauce and garlic around hens. Garnish with rosemary sprigs, and serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 814.3 calories, Carbohydrate 9.7 g, Cholesterol 339.7 mg, Fat 57.5 g, Fiber 1.8 g, Protein 59.4 g, SaturatedFat 14.6 g, Sodium 1382.6 mg, Sugar 0.4 g

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