Hey everyone, it’s Drew, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, smoked cornish hens. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Smoked cornish hens are not only perfectly sized so that each person gets their own "little chicken" but they are easy to smoke in just a few hours and they are amazingly delicious, tender and juicy. Traeger Smoked Cornish Hens are a fast and easy dinner grilled on the wood-pellet grill and liberally These little grilled Cornish hens are so tiny that they are basically individual portions, and. Learn how to brine and smoke Cornish Game Hens in this how-to step by step video.
Smoked Cornish Hens is one of the most popular of recent trending foods on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. Smoked Cornish Hens is something which I have loved my whole life. They are fine and they look fantastic.
To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can have smoked cornish hens using 11 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Smoked Cornish Hens:
- Get 4 Cornish hens
- Prepare 2 grape fruits
- Make ready 2 oranges
- Prepare 3 lemons
- Get 1/2 cup Maples syrup
- Prepare 2 tbsp smoked paprika
- Take 1 tsp salt
- Get 1 tbsp garlic powder
- Make ready 1 tsp ground black pepper
- Take 1/4 cup olive oil
- Take 1 cup apple wood chips
For a luscious poultry treat, smoked Cornish game hens can't be beat. These little birds are richly flavored To add flavor, the Cornish hens are marinated in a basic brine containing apple juice. While the hens are cooking, make the pickles, and serve them as a. 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.
Instructions to make Smoked Cornish Hens:
- Add all citrus(cut in half) and molasses to large bucket or pot for brine. Brine over night or for at least 8 hours. Feel with water until hens are fully submerged
- Pull hens from brine pat dry and brush with olive oil
- Combine dry season and season both sides of hens.
- Add hens to a grill. Keep temp around 225 for 2 and half hours. Add Applewood or fruit wood of choice for best smoke flavor.
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