Cornish Hens With Deviled Sauce Recipe

Summary

Preparation Time1 Hr 0 MinCooking Time1 Hr 0 Min
Ready In2 Hr 0 MinDifficulty LevelMedium
Health IndexHealthyServings8
CuisineCourse
Main IngredientInterest Group

Ingredients

 4 Cornish hens
 1 tsp each of paprika, mustard powder, and ground ginger
 Turmeric1/2 Teaspoon
 Ground allspice1/4 Teaspoon
 Unsalted butter4 Tablespoon
 Chili Sauce2 Tablespoon
 1 tbsp plum sauce (optional)
 Brown sauce1 Tablespoon
 Worcestershire sauce1 Tablespoon
 Soy sauce1 Tablespoon
 Dash Tabasco sauce
 Chicken broth3 Tablespoon

Directions

GETTING READY
1) Tie together the legs of each hen and tuck them under thw wing tips.
2) In a small bowl, put the mustard powder, paprika, turmeric, ginger and allspice and mix them properly together.
3) On all sides of the four Cornish hens, rub the spice mix. Ensure that some spice mixture is pushed behind the wings and into the joints.
4) Put the hens away in the refrigerator for at least 60 minutes.
5) Preheat oven to temperature of 350 degrees.

MAKING
6) In a roasting pan, arrange the Cornish hens and melt some butter. Brush the butter all over the hens.
7) Roast the hens in preheated oven for about 20 minutes. During the cooking time, keep brushing the birds with the roasting juices.
8) In a small bowl, combine the plum sauce, chilli sauce, brown sauce, soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, Tabasco and chicken broth. Mix well.
9) All over the roasted hens, brush about half of the sauce. Put the birds back in the oven and cook for another 40 minutes.
10) Brush the hens with the remaining sauce twice more during the final few minutes of cooking so that the skins are crisp and brown.

SERVING
11) Serve hot.
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