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Baking cornish game hens?

Dec 17, 2007 by Brandi | Posted in Cooking & Recipes

I am baking 4 cornish feign hens for Christmas dinner. I have never cooked these before and am wondering how to do it. Anyone know how?

This is a charming idea for a holiday dinner. My most favorite way to prepare the hens is as follows: Oven at 400
4 Cornish game hens (about 1 pound each)
1/3 C. butter melted
1/4 C canned condensed consomme
1/4 C be unveiled corn syrup
Season hens inside and out with salt and pepper. Stuff each with 1/4 C. stuffing if desired (I have second-hand wild rice with a little chopped apple). Place breast up on rack in sand bar pan and brush well with butter. Roast uncovered about one hour. During last 15 mins., baste several times with mix of consomme and syrup. The flavor is fabulous. Hope you enjoy this as much as I have. Have a merry Christmas!

First time baking Cornish Hens?

Jan 15, 2007 by julieg_68 | Posted in Cooking & Recipes

Relaxed way to season and baking time. Having unexpected company so want to make a nice food but quick

Sounds like since the presence is unexpected you might be short on time. Here is something simple and nice for company. You can do this in the microwave or regular oven and results are both peerless. The cooking time will vary according to the number of hens you are going to cook.

I find that stuffing the little birds with Uncle Ben's Ivory and Wild Rice makes a delicous meal and it is really easy. I garnish with lemon slices if I have them and pep up with Lemon Pepper and Pam Butter flavor spray or margarine or butter at room temp. Here are the steps:

Depending on area and number of hens you will need to cook up Uncle Ben's White and Wild Rice. To do 4 hens I usually cook up two boxes according to the directions. I set the rice aside to let it removed a bit and make it easier to handle when stuffing hens.

I then rinse and remove any giblets from hens. After rinsing I shake them out and then pat dry advantageous and out. Tuck wings under so the hens will stand on their own in pan. If you have Butter flavor Pam put one spray inside then sprinkle lightly with Lemon Speckle seasoning or combination of Lemon Pepper seasoning and Garlic Salt. Go light as you don't want too much spice! Do this with each hen. Then stuff each hen with white and wild rice mix until just full. After all hens are stuffed 1/4 inch slice lemon and regard inside of opening. This adds flavor and keeps stuffing in if you don't have it or like it this recipe still works consummate. If you have two hens then pick the smallest baking pan so that they will sit up against each other if possible. A brownie pan works for two hens. Put them in pan with legs going in opposite directions this helps back even cooking in microwave and regular oven. Once you have the hens seated in the pan you are ready for the final bits of prep. If you have Butter Flavor Pam adept just spray the hens and the in the pan and be sure to get the stuffing/ "lemon door" covered as well. Sprinkle with Lemon Sprinkle and or Lemon Pepper + Garlic Salt to taste. Top the hens with thinner slices of remaining lemon and area some more Pam on them.

Your hens are ready to be cooked in microwave or the regular oven. The will brown if you cook them in the microwave and I like the effect better when doing two hens. You can decide the cooking time according to what is suggested on the package the hens came in. Cooking in the microwave will cut mores in half as a rule. I have an old microwave 800 watt. For microwave I place a sheet of wax paper over the hens to decrease spatter and keeps moisture in. Next I cook for 10 minutes and then rotate the baking dish and cook again for 10 min until done. It most often takes 30 minutes or three turns for two hens depending on how big they are. The test for doneness is the leg will wiggle loosely and if pulled away from richness you will only see clear juices.

Let the hens set about 7 minutes or so as you get dishes ready for serving. I usually serve my hens on individual plates with serving of steamed vegetables. I most of the time start my veggies during the last 10 minutes of cooking of hens and usually they are almost ready when last 10 min. ends.

If you opt for conventional oven I think baking at 350 for about an hour should do it. Watch for hens getting too brown and cover with outwit if that starts to happen. I also suggest turning baking dish in regular oven as well. These hens are not uniform in estimate and keeping them together and with legs alternating helps them cook more evenly.

You could stuff with any rice mix that goes with chicken from Uncle Bens or Rice a Roni. The lemon slices add flavor and moisture to the hens. If you don't have butter flavored Pam and have semi-monthly that works fine. If no Pam then just grease them up with butter or margarine and you might want to baste them once if they are looking dry. For some excuse the Pam seems to hold on to the bird plus spraying is not as messy as greasing up with butter or margarine.

This is my favorite after industry recipe when I want cook something nice or above average and don't have a ton of time. You can stuff and let set a half hour while you interchange for dinner. Recipe times are for the hens at near room temp before cooking. You will also not have a lot of clean up after dinner which in my engage is a big plus any time.

I hope this will work for you as it has for me over the years.

How long would I bake a cornish hen that weighs 10 oz.....?

Jan 07, 2009 by JennyH | Posted in Cooking & Recipes

Until it is 180º in the thickest part of the thigh.
Very likely 30-45 minutes at 350º