Brad's stuffed Cornish game hens
Brad's stuffed Cornish game hens

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Split the hens in half through the breast with a sharp knife or poultry shears, and keep the stuffing intact. Game hens spatchcocked for faster cooking and the stuffing pre-cooked and heated for serving. I made more work for myself than I should have, deboning the.

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To get started with this recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have brad's stuffed cornish game hens using 18 ingredients and 9 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Brad's stuffed Cornish game hens:
  1. Prepare Cornish game hens
  2. Make ready Mccormick brown sugar burbon marinade package
  3. Prepare butter, divided
  4. Get white zinfandel
  5. Get For the stuffing
  6. Make ready strips, Applewood smoked bacon
  7. Get large pretzel roll
  8. Get shallot, chopped
  9. Take celery stalks, chopped
  10. Get large crimini mushrooms, chopped
  11. Prepare dried cranberries
  12. Make ready minced garlic
  13. Prepare dry basil
  14. Take rosemary
  15. Take herbs de province
  16. Prepare ground mustard
  17. Take black pepper
  18. Get granulated chicken bouillon

Stuff the birds with the cornbread mixture and tie the legs of each hen together with kitchen twine. This stuffed Cornish game hen recipe was a hit with our family and guests that it became one of our favorite holiday comfort foods. These little hens always give an elegant touch to any gathering and bring smiles to everyone's face. All photos were taken by me (jlshernandez).

Steps to make Brad's stuffed Cornish game hens:
  1. Wash birds inside and out. Pat dry.
  2. Place pretzel bun in a 200 degree oven directly on the rack. Bake until it dries, 20 to 25 minutes
  3. Meanwhile melt 1 tbs butter in a fry pan. Add shallot, celery, mushrooms, and cranberries. Sauté until everything is tender.
  4. Meanwhile, rub bird inside and out with seasonings from the marinade package.
  5. When veggies are tender and bun is dried, add seasonings, garlic, and bouillon to the veggies. Sauté one minute. Crumble the bun into the pan. Add 1/4 cup water. Bring to a simmer, shut burner off and cover pan. Let sit 10 minutes.
  6. Fluff up stuffing. Lay 1 bacon strip in the cavity of each bird. Fill cavity with stuffing.
  7. Place a rack in a LG baking dish. Pour in wine. Place birds on a rack in pan. Cover with foil. Place in a 350 degree oven for a half hour.
  8. Melt a half stick of butter. After a half hour. Remove foil from bird. Baste bird with butter every 10 to 15 minutes until bird reaches 165 degrees at the thickest part.
  9. Let birds rest 5 minutes after they are done. Serve immediately. I served it with a baked yam with butter and sprinkled with a touch of garlic powder and cinnamon. Enjoy.

Try this Stuffed Cornish Game Hens recipe, or contribute your own. Cornish game hens are a popular main dish for dinner parties or a fun family dinner. Cornish game hens are spatchcocked, or split with the backbone removed, so more of the bird is exposed to rich, hardwood smoke from the grill. Place the game hen breast side down on a cutting board. Using poultry shears, cut from the neck to the tailbone to remove the backbone.

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