Cornish Game Hens With Rosemary and Apple Stuffing

photo by South Fla Sassy Chef

- Ready In:
- 4hrs
- Ingredients:
- 15
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 4 Cornish hens (I used frozen ones- but fresh would be just as yummy)
-
Marinade
- 2 sprigs fresh basil
- 2 sprigs fresh rosemary
- 2 sprigs fresh thyme
- 1⁄2 garlic clove (diced or chopped)
- 1⁄4 cup unsalted butter (I cheated and bought some fresh "poultry" herbs- just picked out what I needed)
- 4 ounces extra virgin olive oil (extra virgin olive oil)
- 2 tablespoons of fresh diced red peppers
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For the Stuffing
- 4 jona gold apples (sliced or diced whichever you prefer)
- 1 (8 ounce) bag of butter & herbed croutons
- 1⁄2 cup unsalted butter (melted)
- 2 sprigs fresh rosemary
- 1⁄2 garlic clove (freshly chopped)
- 1 small vidalia onion (finely chopped)
- 1⁄4 cup scallion (chopped- 1-inch pieces so it adds color & flavor)
directions
- 1- Prep hens- make sure you clean them well.
- 2- Combine all of the MARINADE mixture and marinate the hens for 2 hours.
- 3- Combine all of the STUFFING ingredients- melt the butter and pour it over the croutons, add garlic, onion and rosemary add the chopped/diced apples last to the mixture before stuffing the hens.
- 3- Preheat the oven to 425- Arrange marinated hens in a large glass baking pan- prior to stuffing them make sure that you add some salt & pepper also set aside some of the marinade so that you can brush/baste a couple of times while they are cooking.
- 4- Cook for about an hour and a half checking on them every 1/2 hour ( I covered my hens with foil until the last 20 minutes because I wanted the hens to have a nice color)
- For those who like more robust flavor add additional herbs (to taste).
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