Time: 105 minutes

Number Of Ingredients: 16

Ingredients: cranberries,dry red wine,honey,olive oil,butter,onion,celery,french bread cubes,chicken broth,parsley,dried sage,dried thyme,salt,fresh ground black pepper,cornish hens,string

Steps:

1. prepare the glaze: combine cranberries and wine in saucepan , bring to a boil , reduce heat and simmer 5 minutes
2. stir in honey and continue to simmer 2 minutes
3. strain glaze , stir in oil and set aside
4. prepare the game hens and stuffing: melt butter in saucepan over medium heat , add onion , celery and cranberries
5. saute for 3 minutes
6. add sauteed mixture to the french bread cubes
7. let cool
8. stir in chicken broth , parsley , sage , thyme , 1 / 4 tsp
9. salt and 1 / 8 tsp
10. pepper
11. stuff game hens with the stuffing and tie drumsticks together with kitchen string
12. place hens in a roasting pan
13. brush some of glaze over each game hen and sprinkle with a little salt and pepper
14. place in a preheated 450 degree oven for 20 minutes
15. reduce heat to 350 degrees and continue roasting for 45 minutes longer
16. baste hens with glaze and sprinkle with salt and pepper twice more during the cooking time
17. remove hens from oven and let rest 5 minutes
18. cut strings and serve

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