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Stuffed Cornish Game Hens Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
4 to 6 Cornish game hens
Stuffing:
* 2 cups chicken broth
* 1/2 cup of wild rice
* 2 Tbsp minced onion
* 1 cup of mushrooms chopped
* 1 Tbsp fresh parsley or 1 tsp dried parsley
* 1/2 tsp each of salt and pepper or to taste
Basting Sauce:
* 1 cup orange marmalade
* 1/4 cup brown sugar
* 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar or your favorite vinegar
* 1 Tbsp grated fresh ginger or 2 tsp dried ginger
* 2 tsp soy sauce
* 1/2 tsp of both salt and pepper or to taste
Directions:
Directions:
Wash the game hens in cold water and dry with paper towels.
Stuffing:
Heat the broth in a sauce pan, add the rice, bring to a boil, reduce heat,cover and simmer for one hour. Stir in the rest of the ingredients and simmer for ten minutes,stirring periodically. Pour off any excess liquid.
Basting Sauce:
Mix all the ingredients and heat in a pan. As soon as the mixture starts to bubble, immediately reduce the heat and simmer for a few minutes, stirring constantly. Keep warm until ready to grill.
Assembly and cooking directions:
Stuff the birds loosely with the hot rice stuffing. Tie the legs together with kitchen twine. Grill the birds on either a gas or a charcoal grill. Put a drip pan with water under the grate and put the birds on the grill over the drip pan. Have the grill temperature at about 300*f. Baste the birds with the sauce every 15 to 20 minutes. Grill the birds until the temperature reaches 165*f in the thickest part of the breast. The birds should be cooked in about 1 to 1.5 hours.
Hints:1) We double the dressing recipe so we have some to eat as a side dish.
2) We like to use a tablespoon to push under the breast skin to loosen the skin from the meat and then put a spoonful of softened butter under the skin for added flavor.
Number Of Servings:
Number Of Servings:
4 to 10
Preparation Time:
Preparation Time:
1 1/2 hours

 

 

 

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