With that kind of prep and cooking time, that’s weeknight dinner to me, but I’d be happy to serve them any holiday. Remove from packaging and place on a cutting board. Pat dry with a paper towel and allow to rest at room temperature for minutes. We served this dish with a small side salad and some dinner rolls.
Cornish game hens are often available frozen, though you can also find them in the fresh meat department, especially around the holidays. To defrost a frozen game hen, keep it in its original packaging. Transfer it to the fridge, on a plate or tray of some sort in case it leaks as it thaws. Carefully cut each hen in half lengthwise.
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- Spread a little of the rub inside each hen then generously coat all over the outside, reserving a small amount of the rub for later.
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They can be made ahead of time and reheated in the oven, however the crispy skin will never fully regain its original glory. At 40 minutes, lower the oven temperature to 350°F so it is at the smoke point of the butter. Remove the hens and baste with well on just the top side with half of the butter . Return to the oven and bake for another 10 minutes. Baste again and continue to bake for another 10 minutes. Depending on the size of the birds, you might have a little butter leftover, that is fine, just discard it.
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You can keep the hens whole and split them, that is all up to you. I rather split them as it takes a little less time roasting them. Reduce the heat to low and keep warm until the hens are finished roasting.
While the hens are coming to room temperature, make the basting sauce. Instead of cutting off the ends of the onion, peel the onion and cut through the root end but leave it intact. That functions to hold the onion wedge together, making it easier to handle when inserting it into the hen’s cavity. Lower temperature to 350 and cook an additional 20 minutes.
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Then brush hens with BBQ sauce in the last few minutes of cooking. I would suggest one cornish game hen per adult and teenager, and one for 2-3 children . I would recommend fully defrosting the frozen cornish hen and then cooking. For faster defrosting, you can defrost in a bowl of water in the sink.
Cornish Game Hens Ingredients
Rinse Cornish hens with water, then pat dry with paper towels. Cornish game hens were first bred in Connecticut in the 1950s. But the name refers to the fact that Cornish game hens are a cross of the White Plymouth Rock and the Cornish chicken . If you don’t have a bottle of white wine in your pantry, try substituting it with apple juice or ginger ale. Or just add extra chicken broth to the recipe. BastewithSauce– Carefully and heavily baste the hen with the chicken stock mixture.