small cornish hens

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i bought some small cornish hens has anyone cooked these on the egg if so what temp and direct or indirect? thanks for any advice

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mo egg,
I've cooked them,raised grid,spatchcock style, direct and about 325 for 45min to an hour....I pulled them when the breast is about 165 to 170.

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mo egg,
Here is one we like.[p]Quail, Bacon Wrapped, Stuffed
[p]6 Whole Quail
*****OR*****
2 Whole Cornish Gams Hens
3 Cups Cooked Rice
½ Cup Pignole, Pine Nuts, Peacans, Walnuts, your choice
½ Cup Chutney
¼ Cup Scallions
Pieces Bacon, enough to wrap, Cornish cover breast and cook breasts up.
*****SAUCE*****
1 Jar Raspberry Jam 4-6 Oz. or Orange Marmalade
Dijon Mustard
Balsamic Vinegar
Lemon Juice
Salt/Pepper



1 Cook Rice, Basmati preferred, Use 1/3 orange juice by volume of total liquid used to cook rice. The orange juice will make a sweeter rice if you like.
2 Mix rice w/ nuts, chutney, scallions, stuff quail, works well w/cornish game hens, just takes more ingredients. Season birds, pepper, salt, poultry seasoning whatever you like. Stuff birds w/mixture.
3 Wrap birds w/bacon , may take 2-3 pieces to totally wrap quail, cornish just cover breasts. Skewer w/large tooth picks or something else to hold the bacon.
4 Place in oven baking dish on rack to keep drippings underneath or place on BGE or grill indirect heating. Bake 350-375 F for 40-50 minutes till bacon is crispy. Cornish will take about 60-75 minutes or so, pull when leg juices are clear. Start birds breast down and turn 1/2 way into cook. Cornish, cook breasts up covered with bacon, no need to turn. V-rack will work for cornish.
*****Sauce*****
1 Mix the sauce ingredients in a pan on low heat, add raspberry jam first. Tablespoon Dijon, Table spoon Balsamic vinegar. Lemon juice and seasoning. Bring to slow boil and stir; adjust to your tastes. Orange marmalade may be substituted for the raspberry.
2 Rest 10 minutes. Serve. If grilling, be careful not to let the drippings flare and burn bacon/birds. Great reheated next day.


Servings: 6
Yield: 6
Preparation time: 45 minutes
Cooking time: 45 minutes
Ready in: 1 hour and 30 minutes

Recipe Type
Main Dish, Poultry

Recipe Source
Author: Richard Howe, AKA "RIRI", 02[p]Source: Richard Howe


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mo egg,[p]Here are some pictures of the last cook we did with cornish hens.[p]

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[p]Direct at about 350, don't recall time till cooked.[p]Pete

gdenby

Pete-Tampa,[p]Those birds look really good. And, I like the presentation. What are the greens? Leek green tops unrolled? If not, what, a palm leaf? Whatever they are, I save the image to my Egg showcase directory for more admiration.[p]gdenby

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gdenby,[p]Those are banana leafs.
I remove the center vein, and use them as liners.[p]I am gladd you liked them, feel free to copy them.[p]Pete