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Roast Guinea Hen Recipe

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Category:
Category:
Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
2 young Guinea hens
salt
freshly ground pepper
1/4 lb of salt pork in thin sheets (Because Guinea hen is naturally dry, it should be covered with larding fat during roasting)
Directions:
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350º. Rub the hen liberally inside and out with salt and pepper. Place them on a rack in a shallow roasting pan and lay sheets of salt pork over the breasts. Roast for 45 to 60 minutes.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
4
Preparation Time:
Preparation Time:
10-15 minutes
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
Wild game recipes came from a cookbook over a 100 years old, handed down from grandmothers to daughters to sons and then to me a cousin.

 

 

 

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