Cornish Hens

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Can someone recommend a good recipe or point me in the right direction? I have a few hens we're doing on the egg tomorrow and I was hoping someone had a good idea for rubs.....or anything else that will make them better than average.[p]Thanks for any help!

Rick's Tropical Delight

<p />Harris Buck,[p]i kind of treat them like mini turkeys and stuff em with lemon, apples, rosemary, etc., then dust em with a dizzy pig rub[p]

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Harris Buck,[p]Here3 is one way I like. I use this recipe for both cornish game and quail, so the recipe may overlap[p]Cornish, Stuffed, Richard [p]

[p]INGREDIENTS:
3 Cornish Game Hens
3 cups Cooked Rice, Basmati preferred
1/2 cup Pignole, Pine Nuts, Peacans, Walnuts, your choice
1/2 cup Chutney
1/4 cup Scallions
4-6 Pieces Bacon
**********SAUCE*********
1 Jar Raspberry Jam 4-6 Oz. or Orange Marmalade
Dijon Mustard
Balsamic Vinegar
Lemon Juice
Salt/Pepper




1 Cook Rice, Basmati or Jasmine preferred, Use 1/3 orange juice by volume of total liquid used to cook rice.
2 Mix cooked rice w/ nuts ( pignoles or pecans chopped), chutney, scallions, stuff cornish game hensl, works well w/quail, just takes more. ingredients to stuff birds. Use: pepper, salt,poultry seasoning whatever you like for rub.. Stuff birds w/mixture.
Optional for game hens:
1 Wrap birds w/bacon , may take 2-3 pieces to totally wrap quail, cornish lay 2-3 pieces on breast and cook indirect breast up. For quail skewer w/large tooth picks or something else to hold the bacon.
2 Place in oven baking dish on rack to keep drippings underneath or place on BGE and grill using indirect method. Bake 325-350 F for 40-50 minutes until bacon is crispy, Start quail birds breast down, and turn breast up 1/2 way into cook. "V" rack works well for cornish, cook breast up with bacon strips.
3 Rest 10 minutes. Serve. If Egging be careful not to let the drippings flare and burn bacon/birds. Great reheated next day.
********Sauce*******
1 Mix the sauce ingredients in a pan on low heat, add raspberry jam first. Tablespoon Dijon, Tablespoon Balsamic vinegar. Lemon juice and seasoning. Bring to slow boil and stir; adjust to your tastes. Orange marmalade may be substituted for the raspberry.


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

Recipe Type
Main Dish, Poultry

Recipe Source
Author: Richard Howe, 05/25/02[p]Source: BGE Forum, Richard, 02/27/06


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Rick's Tropical Delight,[p]Thanks for the tips. Do you purchase the Dizzy directly from the website or can you find it in local stores. I've never heard of it before tonight.[p]

Rick's Tropical Delight

<p />Harris Buck,
i get dizzy pig from the website... but really all you need is salt and pepper and maybe olive oil or a butter baste. i use cherry or apple chips for smoke with game hens[p]