Cornish Game Hens With Garlic Cloves and Onion

Submitted by Montana Heart Song

"An easy recipe.I use the garlic and onion in this recipe to make a blended mixed sauce for mashed potatoes."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 10mins
• Ingredients: 4
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 2 Cornish hens
• 12 garlic cloves, peeled and ends cut
• 1 white onion, cut in large dice pieces
• 2 teaspoons all seasoning salt

directions

1. Sprinkle the seasoning salt on the birds.
2. Stuff 2 cloves in each hen. Sprinkle the rest of the cloves in the baking dish.
3. Place the hens on top of the garlic. Add the onions.
4. Preheat oven 350*.
5. Cover with dish with foil.
6. Bake 1 hour.
7. Note: Uncover after 1 hour to brown the birds. About 15 to 20 minutes or so. Check.

8. Mixed Sauce for Mashed Potatoes:

9. Take all cooked garlic cloves and cooked onion pieces and the drippings. Place in a blender and pulse twice.
10. Add to mashed dry potatoes. Add milk, salt and pepper. Serve with margarine or butter.

Reviews

[AnnAdina]

I followed the directions, but the hen did not brown 15 minutes uncovered, so I had to broil it without overcooking. The garlic should first be roasted; it did not roast on the pan under the hen. I would put these on a can with the ingredients and set the hen on the can to cook instead, so the flavors are there. I would uncover the hen 30 minutes into that hour and be done. Flavors were simply not as bold as I wanted them to be. Will revisit this dish with the upgrades. Great dish to fine tune!

 

[Lucky Clover]

This was a great dinner. I added more seasoning to the hens and cooked them a little longer than suggested. I added the garlic and onions to my mashed potatoes and mixed them with a mixer. They were absolutely delicious!

 

[woodland hues]

This was excellent. Our hens took another half hour to brown and get done, and instead of pureeing the pan drippings, onions and garlic I mixed them into the mashed potatoes as they were. Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. No need to add milk to that.