Fruit cornish hens

1 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
8Cornish game hens (each abou
12Large garlic cloves; peeled
5gramsDried oregano
Salt (to taste)
Pepper (to taste)
25clovesRed wine vinegar
1decilitreOlive oil
150gramsPitted prunes
150gramsDried apricots
150gramsPitted green olives
100gramsCapers (plus a bit of the ju
8Bay leaves
200gramsBrown sugar
25clovesDry white wine
10gramsItalian parsley (chopped)

Directions

Recipe by: Nancy Mintz UNIX System Development Lab, AT&T-IS, Summit, NJ 1.

Clean hens well under cold water. Pat dry.

2. In a large bowl, combine hens, garlic, oregano, salt, pepper, vinegar, 3. Preheat oven to 175øC .

4. Arrange game hens in 1 or 2 shallow roasting pans. Spoon all the marin 5. Bake for 1 to 1 ¼ hours, basting frequently, until golden. Juice sho 6. Transfer hens, fruit, olives and capers to a serving platter. Moisten Author's Notes:

I originally got this recipe from the Sunday magazine of the local pape Difficulty : easy. Precision : approximate measurement OK.