Rock Cornish Hens With Fruited Stuffing Recipe
Ingredients
1 1/2 cups herb-seasoned stuffing croutons
1/2 cup drained canned apricot halves, cut in pieces
1/2 cup quartered seedless green grapes
1/3 cup chopped pecans
1/4 cup butter or margarine, melted
2 tablespoons apricot nectar
1 tablespoon chopped parsley
1/4 teaspoon salt
4 Rock Cornish hens (1 to 1 1/2 pounds each), thawed if purchased frozen
Salt and pepper
1/3 cup apricot nectar
2 teaspoons soy sauce
Directions
1. Combine stuffing croutons, apricots, grapes, pecans, 2 tablespoons butter, 2 tablespoons apricot nectar, parsley, and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a bowl; mix lightly.
2. Sprinkle cavities of hens with salt and pepper. Fill each hen with about 1/2 cup stuffing; fasten with skewers and lace with cord.
3. Blend 1/3 cup apricot nectar, soy sauce, and remaining butter. Place hens, breast side up, on a rack in a shallow roasting pan; brush generously with sauce.
4. Roast in a 350°F oven about 1 1/2 hours, or until hens are tender and well browned; baste occasionally with sauce during roasting.
2. Sprinkle cavities of hens with salt and pepper. Fill each hen with about 1/2 cup stuffing; fasten with skewers and lace with cord.
3. Blend 1/3 cup apricot nectar, soy sauce, and remaining butter. Place hens, breast side up, on a rack in a shallow roasting pan; brush generously with sauce.
4. Roast in a 350°F oven about 1 1/2 hours, or until hens are tender and well browned; baste occasionally with sauce during roasting.
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