Game hens, an easy cook

Clay Q

Squash on the small while the large was busy with game hens.


This is so easy. Load up the egg with lump and mix in some pecan wood. Setup is indirect-I used a raised grid and a drip pan. Get the fire going and bring the egg up to 350 dome. Rub the skin with shortening so the seasoning will stick to the skin. Set the chicks in and let the dome temp go up to 400 degrees. Cook for about 45 minutes or until 175 in the thigh. And then it's time to eat.






It's maple syrup making time. This is a home-made setup a farmer has near where I work. I buy my syrup from them, it's very good.

2Fategghead

Gotta love chicken on the egg. Thanks for showing the maple syrup process. Have a great Sunday. Tim

thechief96

We love game hens around here and those look perfect. I never saw how they collect maple surup and process it. Thanks

Hoss

GREAT POST! Those hens look PURRRFECT! We love them tastee little birds around here.

Hawg Fan

Those birds look perfect. Is the wood fired stove for the cooking process for the maple syrup?

Fluffyb

Those looked cooked perfectly. Need to do that cook soon.

fiercetimbo17

A game hen is a cornish hen correct?
There is andirty jobs on disovery where they go to a syrup farm, very interesting to see he process.

Mickey

Very good looking cook, thanks.

RRP

Thanks, Clay...as usual your food pictures made me slobber on my keyboard! Cornish game hens are a favorite of ours too and of late I've just been splat cocking them for a perfect cook every time.

I've got some baby backs smoking away for tonight's supper. Just good ole comfort food!

eenie meenie

The game hens with the pecan look delicious Clay! Perfect looking skin.

Thanks for sharing the maple syrup pics. Always good to be a locavore if and when you can.

LDD

great pics! food looks good.

we're planning a trip out to one of the sugar bushes out here this weekend.. I think/hope the kids will enjoy it. I know I have fond memories of visiting them when I was young.