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| Cornish Hens - Valentine's Day Recipe |
Category: Other / Entrees
Rating:
N/A
Servings: 6
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Ingredients
3 cornish hens [1 3/4 lb ea]
6 fresh rosemary sprigs
2 tablespoon butter, melted
2 tablespoon lemon juice
1 pinch salt
1 pinch pepper
----STUFFING----
1 cup wild rice
1 tablespoon butter
2 cup mushrooms, halved
1 onion, chopped
1 1/2 teaspoon dried savory
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
Cooking Directions:
Stuffing:
Rinse rice.
In saucepan, bring 3C water to boil; stir in rice. Return to boil; cover, reduce heat and simmer for 45 minutes or until tender. Drain; place in bowl.
In skillet, melt butter over medium-high heat; cook mushrooms, onion and savory for 3 minutes. Stir into rice along with salt and pepper; let cool.
Rinse hens; pat dry. Stuff cavities; tie wings and legs with string. Place on rack in roasting pan, leaving 2 inches between each. Tuck half of a rosemary sprig under each leg and wing. Stir butter with lemon juice; brush half over hens.
Sprinkle with salt and pepper and roast in 375F 190C oven, basting with remaining butter mixture, for 1-1/2 hours or until juices run clear when hens are pierced.
Remove trussing; cut in half along backbone. Serve, stuffing side down.
Per serving: about 625 calories, 58 g protein, 33 g fat, 23 g carbohydrate, excellent source of iron.
Suggested Valentine's Day Menu: Hot Cheese Dip Stuffed Tomatoes [MM recipe 12 Feb] Zesty Shrimp [MM recipe 12 Feb] Avocado and Boston Lettuce Tossed Salad Cornish Hens [above] Marble Cheesecake Coffee and/or tea
Source: Canadian Living [magazine] Feb/96 [-=PAM=-] PA_Meadows@msn.com
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