DEVILED CORNISH HENS WITH MUSTARD SAUCE

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Provided by Pierre Franey

Categories     dinner, main course

Time 40m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

4 Rock Cornish hens, about 1 pound each, split in half and backbone removed
Salt and freshly ground pepper
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh rosemary or 1 tablespoon dried
4 tablespoons vegetable oil
4 tablespoons coarse Dijon-style mustard
1/4 teaspoon cumin
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
2 teaspoons Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon dry white wine
1/2 cup fine fresh bread crumbs
2 tablespoons melted butter

Steps:

  • Preheat broiler to high.
  • Place hens on a flat surface and pound them with a meat pounder or mallet. Sprinkle the hens on all sides with salt, pepper, rosemary and oil.
  • Combine mustard, cumin, lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce and white wine in a small bowl and set aside.
  • Arrange hen halves neatly in one layer, skin side down, on a baking dish and place them under the broiler about 3 inches from source of heat. Broil about 8 to 9 minutes; turn halves and broil about 3 minutes more.
  • Turn off broiler and set oven heat to 450 degrees.
  • Brush mustard mixture on both sides of the hens. Brush with pan drippings and sprinkle both sides with bread crumbs. Put hens in oven skin side up and bake 15 minutes. Transfer to a serving plate and pour butter over the hens.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 802, UnsaturatedFat 40 grams, Carbohydrate 13 grams, Fat 60 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 50 grams, SaturatedFat 16 grams, Sodium 1199 milligrams, Sugar 1 gram, TransFat 0 grams

Mark Lavallée
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This recipe was a bit too complicated for me. I ended up burning the hens.


Muhammad Johannes
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I've made this recipe several times and it's always a hit! The hens are always moist and flavorful, and the mustard sauce is the perfect complement.


Inoxent Sana
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The hens were cooked perfectly, but the mustard sauce was a bit too tangy for my taste.


Subrata Gaming
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This is the best deviled Cornish hen recipe I've ever tried! The mustard sauce is to die for.


Fransisco Sm
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I'm not a fan of mustard, but I loved this recipe! The hens were so moist and flavorful.


Namrata Dangi
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This recipe is a keeper! I'll definitely be making it again.


akki aslam
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Delicious! The mustard sauce was the perfect complement to the hens.


Ali zfr
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I followed the recipe exactly, but the hens didn't come out as flavorful as I had hoped.


Muskaan Muskaan khan
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The hens were a bit dry, but the mustard sauce helped to make up for it.


Daniel Tochi
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I'm not a big fan of mustard, but I decided to try this recipe anyway. I'm glad I did because the hens were delicious! The mustard sauce was not overpowering and it paired well with the hens.


Kristie Evans
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This recipe was easy to follow and the hens turned out great! The mustard sauce was a perfect complement to the flavorful hens.


Nisa Mangal Grade 8A
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These deviled Cornish hens were a hit at my dinner party! The mustard sauce was tangy and flavorful, and the hens were cooked to perfection. I will definitely be making this dish again.