Rock Cornish Game Hen Platter Recipe
Ingredients
| 8 frozen Rock Cornish game hens (about 1 pound each), thawed | ||
| All purpose flour | 1/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Butter/Margarine | 5 Tablespoon | |
| Onion | 1 Small, chopped | |
| Chicken broth | 1 Can (10oz) | |
| Dry white wine | 1 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Parsley | 2 Tablespoon, chopped | |
| Bay Leaf | 1 | |
| 1/2 teaspoon leaf basil, crumbled1/2 teaspoon leaf thyme, crumbled | ||
| Cornstarch | 2 Tablespoon | |
| Cold water | 1/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Mushroom Pilaf | ||
| Apricots | 1 Can (10oz), drained | |
| Pineapple | 1 Can (10oz), drained | |
| Sugared Grapes | ||
| Salt | To Taste | |
| Pepper | To Taste | |
Directions
GETTING READY
1.Wash Cornish hens properly from outside and within and dry them.
2.Put a sprinkling of salt and pepper and put flour on the outer side.
MAKING
3.In a frying pan, put the hens in butter or margarine and brown them.
4.Once done, put the hens on a roasting pan.
5.In a frying pan, heat drippings and cook onion in it.
6.Add chicken broth, wine, parsley, bay leaf, basil, thyme, 1/2 teaspoons salt, 1/2 teaspoon pepper.
7.Pour the mixture on the hens and bake for 1 hour after covering.
8.Once done, take the hens out using a wide spatula.
9.In a cup, mix cornstarch with water.
10.Drizzle the mixture in the roasting pan and cook for 3 minutes by stirring.
11.Take the bay leaf out.
FINALIZING
12.Take a large serving dish, place hens in a circle; put an apricot on each pineapple slice and put around the edge of the dish.
SERVING
13.Garnish with celery and serve.
1.Wash Cornish hens properly from outside and within and dry them.
2.Put a sprinkling of salt and pepper and put flour on the outer side.
MAKING
3.In a frying pan, put the hens in butter or margarine and brown them.
4.Once done, put the hens on a roasting pan.
5.In a frying pan, heat drippings and cook onion in it.
6.Add chicken broth, wine, parsley, bay leaf, basil, thyme, 1/2 teaspoons salt, 1/2 teaspoon pepper.
7.Pour the mixture on the hens and bake for 1 hour after covering.
8.Once done, take the hens out using a wide spatula.
9.In a cup, mix cornstarch with water.
10.Drizzle the mixture in the roasting pan and cook for 3 minutes by stirring.
11.Take the bay leaf out.
FINALIZING
12.Take a large serving dish, place hens in a circle; put an apricot on each pineapple slice and put around the edge of the dish.
SERVING
13.Garnish with celery and serve.
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