White Wine And Thyme Roasted Cornish Game Hens Recipes

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!

ROAST CORNISH GAME HEN WITH PORTOBELLO WHITE WINE SAUCE

Steps:

• Wash cornish game hens and pat dry inside and out. Season with fresh ground black pepper to taste.
• Pre-heat oven to 500 degrees. Lower immediately to 350 to start roasting. Roast until internal meat in the center of breast meat is at least 160 degrees.
• Remove from oven and allow to rest for 10 minutes - tented with foil to preserve heat.
• Sauce:.
• In a skillet, melt butter on low to medium heat. Add chopped shallots and simmer until lightly colored. Don't allow to burn. Add flour by slowly whisking it in until the combination is smooth and unclumped.
• Slowly whisk in Wine and Chicken stock and simmer.
• Add sliced Portobello mushrooms and sliced Pear to sauce.
• Add a few sprigs of fresh dill.
• Allow the sauce to simmer until it thickens to your preference. Salt and pepper to taste.
• Sauce should have a slightly peppery and lightly sweet taste.
• Serve Cornish Hens and Pour sauce with mushrooms and pear over cornish hens. Add enough sauce that the cornish hens swim lightly in it.
• Use one sprig of fresh Dill as garnish.
• Goes well with fresh small Brussel Sprouts.