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Cornish Game Hens with Herbs

Here's how you make Cornish Game Hens with Herbs
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  • Servings: 8
  • Prep: 15m
  • Cook: 1h
    • The following recipe serves 8 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 16 garlic cloves (peeled)
  • 16 lemon wedges
  • 8 pounds Cornish hens (about 8 one pound hens)
  • 2 tablespoons oil (olive oil)
  • 3 garlic cloves, smashed
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh rosemary (or 1 teaspoon dried rosemary)
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh sage (or 1 teaspoon dried sage)
  • 2 tablespoons chopped tarragon (or 1 teaspoon dried tarragon)
  • 2 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme (or 1 teaspoon dried thyme)
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 2 cups chicken low-sodium broth (fat-free)
  • 2 tablespoons low-sodium soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 1 tablespoon margarine (soft non-hydrogenated margarine)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Place 2 whole garlic cloves and 2 lemon wedges in each hen.

  • Step 2: In a small bowl, combine oil,smashed garlic, rosemary, sage, tarragon, thyme, salt and pepper.

  • Step 3: Gently separate skin from breast and thigh of each hen and rub meat with herb mixture.

  • Step 4: Rub any extra over skin.

  • Step 5: Arrange birds on baking sheets lined with parchment paper.

  • Step 6: Roast birds in a preheated 400°F oven for 45 minutes or until well browned and cooked through.

  • Step 7: Baste occasionally.

  • Step 8: Place birds on a platter and transfer pan juices to measuring cup.

  • Step 9: To make sauce, remove fat from pan juices.

  • Step 10: Place juices in a saucepan with stock, soy sauce and Worcestershire sauce and bring to a boil.

  • Step 11: Cook a few minutes.

  • Step 12: In a small bowl, combine flour and margarine.

  • Step 13: Stir into sauce and cook until just slightly thickened.

  • Step 14: Adjust seasonings.

  • Step 15: Serve hens with sauce on the side.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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