Roast Cornish Game Hen With Portobello White Wine Sauce Recipes

ROASTED CORNISH GAME HENS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• In a small mixing bowl, stir together salt, lemon pepper, dried basil and poultry seasoning. Rub olive oil all over the hens and season each with the salt mixture. Place the hens on a baking sheet pan with plenty of space between them. You may need to use 2 pans. Loosely stuff the cavities of each hen with some green bell pepper, celery and onion. Roast the hens in the preheated oven for about 1 hour or until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh registers 165 degrees F and the juices run clear. Remove the hens from the oven, loosely tent with foil and let rest 10 minutes before carving or serving.

WHITE WINE AND THYME ROASTED CORNISH GAME HENS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Rinse inside and out of Cornish Game Hens with water and place on a wire rack in a roasting pan.
• Stuff each hen with Garlic, Onion, Celery and Thyme.
• If any Onion or Celery are remaining, place in bottom of roasting pan.
• Tie the legs of each hen together with cooking twine to keep stuffing in.
• Rub Olive Oil evenly over each hen.
• Sprinkle Salt and Pepper over each hen
• Add Wine and Chicken Broth to the bottom of roasting pan.
• Bake 50 minutes to an hour, basting the hens every 10 minutes with the juices from the roasting pan. Stop basting during the last 10 minutes of cooking time.
• They will be fully cooked when an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh registers 165 degrees F and the juices run clear.
• Remove the hens from the oven, loosely tent with foil and let rest 10 minutes before carving or serving.
• Remove cooking twine before serving.
• Enjoy!

GRANDMA'S ROASTED CORNISH GAME HENS

Steps:

• Put oven rack in upper third of oven and preheat oven to 400°F.
• Pat hens dry and whisk together remaining ingredients in a small bowl.
• Marinate hens in orange juice mixture in a sealed bag, chilled, 15 minutes.
• Transfer hens, skin sides up, with marinade to a 13- by 9- by 3-inch roasting pan and roast, basting with juices every 10 minutes, for 30 minutes. After third basting, roast hens until skin is golden and juices run clear when a thigh is pierced, about 15 minutes more. Transfer hens to a platter and drizzle liberally with pan juices.

ROAST CORNISH GAME HEN WITH SPRING VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 500°F. Combine fennel, leek, carrots, 1 teaspoon thyme and 1 tablespoon oil in 13 x 9 x 2-inch glass baking dish; toss to coat. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Brush hen halves with remaining 1/2 tablespoon oil; sprinkle with 1 teaspoon thyme, salt and pepper. Arrange hen halves atop vegetables. Roast 15 minutes.
• Pour wine onto vegetables in dish. Continue to roast until vegetables are tender and hen is cooked through, stirring vegetables occasionally, about 8 minutes longer. Serve hen with vegetables.

MARJORAM CHICKEN (OR HENS) IN WHITE WINE SAUCE

Steps:

• Rinse chicken/hens in cold water and pat dry. Arrange in baking or roasting pan.
• Melt margarine and/or butter in small saucepan.
• Stir in wine, marjoram, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Pour over chicken.
• Roast at 350 degree F for approximately 20 minutes per pound. (Use a meat thermometer for accuracy of 'doneness' if you can.).
• Remove chicken to serving plate.
• Skim fat from remaining juices. Add chicken broth, water, and cornstarch to the drippings. Cook over medium-high heat until mixture thickens and begins to bubble.
• Serve the sauce on the side with rice to accompany chicken.