Glazed Cornish Hens

photo by barefootmommawv

- Ready In:
- 1hr 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Serves:
-
6
ingredients
- 6 rock cornish game hens (fresh or thawed 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 pounds each)
- 1 small onion, cut into 6 wedges
- 1 lemon, cut into 6 wedges
- 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine, softened
- salt (optional)
- 1⁄2 cup orange marmalade (or apricot preserves)
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon shredded lemon peel
directions
- * A 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 pound rock cornish hen should take 1 to 2 days to thaw in the refrigerator. Do not thaw at room temperature.
- Preheat oven to 350°F Rinse Hens inside and outside with cold water, pat dry with paper towels. Place 1 onion wedge and 1 lemon wedge in cavity of each hen. Tuck wings under hens. Tie legs together with cotton string (if you have it). Place hens on meat rack in shallow roasting pan (if no rack crumple aluminum foil and place in roasting pan and sit hens on it). Spread butter evenly over hens; sprinkle with salt if desired. Roast 45 minutes.
- Meanwhile, combine orange jam, lemon juice and lemon peel in small bowl. Brush half mixture over hens; roast 15 minutes. Brush hens with remaining mixture; roast 15 minutes more or until hens are glazed, juices run clear when hens are pierced with long handled fork and internal temperature reaches 180°F
- Cut string; discard. Remove onion and lemon wedges from cavities; discard.
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I live on a very large farm here in West Virginia. We really do live off the land. I plant a large garden, I freeze, dehyrate and can everything possible. We raise beef cattle and hunt wild game. It's a family thing.
I met my husband at work. We got stuck on night shift together and he seemed to grow on me like a wart. We married 5 months after we started dating. We have now been married 11 yrs. He's a great husband and father too our two children. Our oldest is in the 6th grade and youngest is in the 5th grade. We have lived all over the east coast. We spent 5 years in South Carolina. I would have to say it was a great 4 years. I learned so much about that area and experienced alot of different foods while there. I truely miss the people from there.
A little about me. I'm a SAHM. Most of my time here alone is spent playing euchre, canning, gardening, cooking (a lot of OAMC), flipping thru my cook books (and i have plenty) and browsing thru Zaar! I just love it here. Trying to add a lot of our family favorites.
I enjoy traveling, reading, camping, fishing, hunting, gardening, canning, bbq-ing, bon fires, entertaining, baking, playing board and card games with the kids, swimming, photography, and just being with family and friends.
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How I rate:
5 stars ~ perfect, will make again without any changes.
4 stars ~ like it, will make again with minor changes to suit our tastes
3 stars ~ had to make major changes but got it to work for us.
2 stars ~ too many changes needed, waste of my time.
1 star ~ just terrible, couldnt get it to work out. waste of money and time. I think I want to cry now.
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