Aunt Judie's Tangerine Hens

When Cornish game hens go on sale we stock up for this treat.

• Ready In: 1 hr 25 mins
• Serves: 4
• Yields: 4 hens

Ingredients

• 4  Cornish hens
• 4  tangerines, peeled, seeded and chopped
• 1  cup  freshly squeezed  orange juice
• 1⁄4 cup white wine
•  salt (optional)
• 1⁄4 cup butter
• 1⁄4 cup  minced onion
• 1⁄2 cup mushroom, chopped
• 1⁄4 cup walnuts, chopped
• 1  teaspoon soy sauce
• 2  garlic cloves, minced
• 1⁄4 cup thyme

Directions

1. Rinse hens and pat dry. Mix wine, soy sauce, salt, orange juice.
2. together. Rub 1 tablespoon butter inside each hen. Sprinkle the.
3. cavity with salt (optional). Mix the onion, garlic, thyme,walnuts,.
4. mushrooms, tangerines together. Stuff each hen with this.
5. mixture. Heat the liquid mixture until it begins to boil. Turn.
6. off and let cool for 5 minutes. Pour 2 Tablespoons of this into.
7. each hen. Preheat oven to 325F, then bake hens for 45 minutes.
8. Be sure to baste every 15 minutes with the liquid mixture.
9. Place a serving platter and serve at once.