HERB-ROASTED CORNISH GAME HENS
Steps:
- 1. Using kitchen shears and working with 1 hen at a time, with hen breast side down, cut through bones on either side of backbone; discard backbone. Flatten hens and lay them breast side up on counter. Using sharp chefâs knife, cut through center of breast to make 2 halves. 2. Using your fingers, carefully separate skin from breasts and thighs. Using metal skewer or tip of paring knife, poke 10 to 15 holes in fat deposits on top of breasts and thighs. Tuck wingtips underneath hens. Pat hens dry with paper towels. 3. Combine 2 tablespoons salt, thyme, marjoram, and rosemary in bowl. Sprinkle half of salt-herb mixture on underside (bone side) of hens. Add oil to remaining salt-herb mixture and stir until mixture is evenly coated with oil. Add baking powder and stir until well combined. Turn hens skin side up and rub saltâbaking powder mixture evenly over surface. Arrange hens skin side up and in single layer on large platter or plates and refrigerate, uncovered, for at least 4 hours or up to 24 hours. 4. Adjust oven racks to upper-middle and lower positions, place rimmed baking sheet on lower rack, and heat oven to 500 degrees. 5. Once oven is fully heated, spray skin side of hens with oil spray and season with pepper. Carefully transfer hens, skin side down, to preheated sheet and cook for 10 minutes. 6. Remove hens from oven and heat broiler. Flip hens skin side up. Transfer sheet to upper rack and broil until well browned and breasts register 160 degrees and drumsticks/thighs register 175 degrees, about 5 minutes, rotating sheet as needed to promote even browning. Transfer to platter or individual plates and serve.
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Keisha Goods
[email protected]This recipe is easy to follow and the hens were cooked perfectly. The vegetables were also delicious.
Wasi gujjar
[email protected]I've made this recipe several times and it's always a hit. The hens are always cooked perfectly and the vegetables are roasted to perfection.
Anita Phillip
[email protected]This was my first time cooking Cornish game hens and I was very pleased with the results. The hens were tender and moist, and the roasted vegetables were delicious.
Magicfingerz Tv
[email protected]I made this recipe for a dinner party and everyone loved it. The hens were cooked perfectly and the vegetables were roasted to perfection.
Madhav Poudel
[email protected]This recipe is a great way to cook Cornish game hens. The hens were juicy and flavorful, and the vegetables were roasted to perfection.
William Namok
[email protected]I made this recipe for a dinner party and everyone loved it. The hens were cooked perfectly and the vegetables were roasted to perfection.
David Okpe
[email protected]This recipe is easy to follow and the hens were cooked perfectly. The vegetables were also delicious.
Andrew Ortiz
[email protected]I've made this recipe several times and it's always a hit. The hens are always cooked perfectly and the vegetables are roasted to perfection.
Abubakar Muhammada
[email protected]This was my first time cooking Cornish game hens and I was very pleased with the results. The hens were tender and moist, and the roasted vegetables were delicious.
Mohamad Azhar Mohamad Azhar
[email protected]I made this recipe for a dinner party and everyone loved it. The hens were cooked perfectly and the vegetables were roasted to perfection.
Keegan Schultz
[email protected]This recipe is a great way to cook Cornish game hens. The hens were juicy and flavorful, and the vegetables were roasted to perfection.
msaifu ullahknna
[email protected]I've made this recipe several times and it's always a hit. The hens are always cooked perfectly and the vegetables are roasted to perfection.
Fayaz Badat
[email protected]This recipe is easy to follow and the hens were cooked perfectly. The vegetables were also delicious.
Quinn Smith
[email protected]I made this recipe for a dinner party and everyone loved it. The hens were cooked perfectly and the vegetables were roasted to perfection.
joyce zaaraoui
[email protected]This was my first time cooking Cornish game hens and I was very pleased with the results. The hens were tender and moist, and the roasted vegetables were delicious.
Theresa Arrington
[email protected]I've made this recipe several times and it's always a hit. The hens are always cooked perfectly and the vegetables are roasted to perfection.
Mckenzie G
[email protected]This recipe is a keeper! The hens were juicy and flavorful, and the roasted vegetables were the perfect accompaniment. I will definitely be making this again.