Lemon-garlic Cornish Hens
Lemon-garlic Cornish Hens

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In the meantime, combine the chicken broth and white wine in a small bowl. Remove Cornish hen from bag and place into large resalable plastic bag with olive oil. Remove hen with tongs and place hen on rack, tucking the wings behind the breasts, season with salt and pepper.

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To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook lemon-garlic cornish hens using 8 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Lemon-garlic Cornish Hens:
  1. Take 2 large lemons
  2. Prepare 4 1-1/4 lb Cornish game hens, giblets removed
  3. Take 1/4 tsp each sea salt and black pepper
  4. Take 8 fresh thyme springs
  5. Make ready 2 T olive oil
  6. Prepare 2 bulbs garlic, peeled (about 20 cloves)
  7. Get 1/2 c dry white wine
  8. Make ready 1/2 c low-sodium, low-fat chicken broth

With kitchen shears or a knife, cut along either side of each hen's backbone and remove. Press the hens flat, skin-side down. Cut each in half down the middle of the breast bone. Place the pieces skin-side up in a roasting pan.

Steps to make Lemon-garlic Cornish Hens:
  1. Preheat oven to 450°F.
  2. Cut one lemon into 8 wedges. Sprinkle the cavity of each hen with salt and pepper. Stuff 2 lemon wedges and 2 thyme springs into cavity of each hen. Lift up skin and rub olive oil then rub oil on outside skin.
  3. Place hens in heavy roasting pan breast-side up. Scatter garlic cloves in the pan and pour wine over all.
  4. Roast hens 25 min. Lower oven to 350°F. Cut remaining lemon in half and squeeze over hens. Pour broth over hens.
  5. Roast hens 25 min or until internal temp is 165°F.
  6. Remove hens from roasting pan and set on carving board. Cut hens in half and place on serving platter.
  7. Pour pan juices and garlic into small saucepan and bring to boil. Serve gravy with hens.

Combine remaining ingredients in a bowl, spread all over the hens. How to Cook Cornish Game Hens. I like to roast them and multiple Cornish game hens fit in one large baking dish making it an easy thing to do. It takes less than an hour. Lemon Herb Roasted Cornish Game Hens Recipe.

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