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Great recipe for Mike's Lemon Garlic Cornish Game Hens. If patient with them, these are wonderfully delicious, crispy, garlicky, lemony and moist game hens. These are served with a light drizzle of a lemon - white wine reduction as well.
Mike's Lemon Garlic Cornish Game Hens is one of the most favored of recent trending foods on earth. It’s easy, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions every day. They are nice and they look fantastic. Mike's Lemon Garlic Cornish Game Hens is something that I’ve loved my whole life.
To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook mike's lemon garlic cornish game hens using 22 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Mike's Lemon Garlic Cornish Game Hens:
- Prepare ● For The Game Hens
- Get Cornish Game Hens [de-thawed - rinsed & patted dry]
- Get Garlic Olive Oil [to coat hens]
- Prepare Pads Butter [reserve 2 for broth]
- Get Lemons [reserve one for broth -squeezed]
- Prepare Fresh Rosemary Sprigs
- Take Dried Thyme [divided]
- Get ● For The Broth [or reduction]
- Prepare Fresh Garlic Cloves
- Get Quality White Wine
- Make ready Chicken Broth
- Take Dried Rosemary
- Prepare Lemon Pepper [+ 1/2 tsp for hens]
- Prepare Black Pepper [+ 1 tsp for hens]
- Take Salt
- Take ● Side Options
- Prepare Baby Red Or Golden Potatoes
- Make ready Crispy Bread
- Get Green Beans
- Prepare Stuffing
- Make ready Carrots
- Take Onions
Cornish Game Hens with Lemon and Garlic are so easy to prepare and so moist and tender. Very simple to make, makes an elegant presentation when served, impressive served for special occasions like a romantic dinner for two, plus makes a great family dinner. What makes these so tasty is the basting, especially with the caramelized sauce as the. How to Cook Cornish Game Hens.
Instructions to make Mike's Lemon Garlic Cornish Game Hens:
- Here's what you'll need.
- Cornish Game Hens pictured. Rinse and pat completely dry. Inside and out. Coat them with garlic olive oil and season them inside and out. Place 1/2 sliced lemon and Rosemary sprigs deep inside each one.
- Create your broth.
- Carefully lift the skin of the hens and smear 1 pad butter per hen.
- Place hens on rack over broth but don't allow hens to touch either your broth or each other.
- Do this by using a large disposable pan and a lifted rack.
- Roast your hens uncovered at 425° for 60 minutes. Baste occasionally. You'll want a crisp on your skin.
- Strain your broth and drippings from your garlic and reserve both separately. Thicken your broth on stove top. You'll use this reduction to drizzle over your hens upon serving.
- Split hens in half lengthwise with a large knife.
- Serve hens over beds of stuffing with spuds. Scatter garlic on plate and drizzle reduction over dish. Enjoy!
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. When roasting chickens I love to salt and pepper the whole bird and add lemons to the cavity which gives the meat a delicious flavor. Generously salt and pepper the hens and lay them skin-side down in the hot pan.
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