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Cranberry Roasted Cornish Hens Recipe




Source of Recipe


FOOD FIT


Recipe Introduction


This recipe serves: 4
Preparation time: 20 minutes
Cooking time: 45 minutes


Recipe Link: http://www.bensbest.com

List of Ingredients




For the cranberry sauce:
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup sugar
1 cup cranberries
lemon juice to taste

For the herb roasted Cornish hens:
2 Cornish hens
salt to taste
freshly ground black pepper
2 cloves garlic, sliced
2 teaspoons minced, fresh thyme
2 shallots, roughly chopped
1 1/2 carrots, roughly chopped into 1" pieces
1 1/2 stalks celery, roughly chopped into 1" pieces




Recipe




Cooking Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 375°F.

2. Prepare the cranberry sauce: Bring the water and sugar to a boil in a small saucepan over high heat to make a syrup. Remove from heat. Let cool.

3. Puree the cranberries in a blender with half of the sugar syrup. Adjust the taste by adding a few drops of lemon juice and more sugar syrup until a pleasant balance of sweetness and tartness is reached. Divide the sauce in half and set aside.

4. Rinse the Cornish hens with cold water and pat dry. Season with salt and pepper inside and out.
5. Stuff the insides of the hens with garlic and thyme. Place a few pieces of shallots, carrots and celery in the cavity.

6. Scatter the rest of the shallots, carrots and celery on the bottom of a roasting pan. Place the hens on top of the vegetables.

7. Brush the hens with half of the sauce and roast in the oven until the hens are golden brown and crisp and the juices run clear when the thigh is pierced with a sharp knife, about 45 minutes.

8. When the hens are finished, transfer them to a serving platter and let rest for about 5 minutes. Remove the skin from the hens and cut each one in half. Serve with the remaining cranberry sauce.

Nutrition Facts

Serving size: 1/2 Cornish hen
Calories 224
Total Fat 4 g
Saturated Fat 1 g
Protein 25 g
Total Carbohydrate 21 g
Dietary Fiber 2 g
Sodium 252 mg
Percent Calories from Fat 17%
Percent Calories from Protein 45%