Agave Glazed Game Hen Recipes

GLAZED CORNISH HENS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Place hens, breast side up, on a rack in a shallow roasting pan. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Bake, uncovered, 30 minutes. , In a small bowl, combine spreadable fruit and orange juice. Spoon some of the apricot mixture over the hens. Bake until golden brown and juices run clear, 30-35 minutes, basting several times with remaining apricot mixture. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

PINEAPPLE GLAZED GAME HENS

Steps:

• For the glaze, cook pineapple juice over medium heat until it has reduced to 2 tablespoons. Stir in 2 tablespoons olive oil and curry powder and cook for 1 minute more. Take off heat and stir in vinegar. Preheat the broiler. Cut the hens in half, using either a cleaver or poultry shears, cutting around and discarding the backbones. Use the palm of your hand to flatten the halves slightly. Brush hens with 2 tablespoons of olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Place the hen halves, skin side down, on a broiler pan and broil for about 5 inches from the heat source for 10 minutes. Brush the hens with the glaze. Turn skin side up and broil for 5 minutes. Brush liberally with glaze and continue to broil for about 5 minutes longer, until the thigh meat juices run clear when pierced with a knife and the skin is nicely browned.

AGAVE-GLAZED GAME HEN

Steps:

• Combine agave, soy sauce, lemon juice, dry mustard and ginger in 1-cup microwave-safe measure or bowl mix well. Microwave at high (100%) for 1 to 1-1/2 minutes or until heated stir to dissolve agave. Rinse game hen and pat dry. Sprinkle cavity with salt and pepper. Dip onion in agave mixture and place 2 quarters in game hen. Tie legs together with heavy string. Place game hen, breast side down, in microwave-safe roasting dish. Brush generously with agave mixture. Microwave at high for 16 to 20 minutes or until juices run clean and meat near bone is no longer pink rotate rack one-quarter turn every 5 minutes. Turn hen breast side up halfway through cooking time and glaze with remaining sauce. Remove onion from cavity and cut game hen in half. If desired, heat drippings and onion 1-1/2 to 2 minutes in microwave-safe measure strain and serve with game hen.

GLAZED CORNISH GAME HENS

Steps:

• Combine 1/4 cup of jelly and cinnamon in a small sauce pan.
• Heat and stir until melted; set aside.
• Place hen halves, skin side up on a rack in a shallow roasting pan; sprinkle with salt.
• Roast in 350 degree oven for 20 minutes.
• Brush with the jelly/cinnamon mixture.
• Roast for 20 to 30 minutes longer or until browned and tender.
• While hens are roasting, cook rice and contents according to the package directions.
• Stir in 2 tablespoons apple jelly, grapes and celery.
• Sprinkle cashews over rice and serve with the hens.

GINGER/GARLIC GLAZED CORNISH GAME HENS

Steps:

• Wash the hens and dry.
• Salt and pepper the hens.
• Stuff the birds with the vegetable dressing.
• Cover the birds loosely with foil and bake in 375°F oven for 45 minutes.
• Uncover and continue baking for 15 minutes.
• Mean while mix the marmalade and garlic in a small pot to melt the marmalade.
• Paint the birds with the glaze, decorate with the orange slices and continue baking for 15 minutes or until golden and the birds are done (watch you don't burn the birds).

GAME HENS WITH HONEY, VINEGAR AND SPICE GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F. Remove giblets from game hens. Pat game hens dry. Tie legs of each game hen together to hold shape. Place game hens in large roasting pan. Combine olive oil, Sherry wine vinegar, honey, ground cumin, aniseed and ground cinnamon in heavy medium saucepan. Simmer until mixture thickens slightly, stirring constantly, about 3 minutes. Remove glaze from heat. Brush some of glaze over game hens. Sprinkle game hens generously with salt and pepper. Roast until last drops of juices run clear when thighs are pierced, basting every 10 minutes with glaze, about 55 minutes. Transfer game hens to plates and serve.

ROASTED GAME HEN WITH CITRUS-CLOVE GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°F. Arrange lemon slices on baking sheet in two 3 x 5-inch rectangles. Season Cornish game hen halves generously with salt and pepper. Place game hen halves, skin side up atop rectangles of lemon slices. Roast game hen halves 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, combine orange marmalade, fresh lemon juice, bourbon, grated lemon peel and ground cloves in heavy small saucepan. Simmer marmalade mixture over medium heat until thickened to consistency of glaze, about 4 minutes. Season marmalade glaze to taste with salt and pepper.
• Brush game hen halves with marmalade glaze. Continue to roast hen halves until juices run clear when thighs are pierced and hen halves are deep brown, brushing 2 more times with marmalade glaze, about 10 minutes longer. Serve immediately.