Roasted game hens with asian spice rub
6 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Cornish game hens | |
| Salt and pepper | ||
| 1½ | Lemons, cut into 6 quarters | |
| 1½ | small | Onions, cut into 6 quarters |
| 6 | tablespoons | Butter, softened |
| Inch knob fresh ginger, minced | ||
| ¼ | cup | Asian fivespice powder |
| ½ | cup | White wine |
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Rinse the game hens and pat them dry.
Season the cavities with salt and pepper and place a quarter lemon and a quarter onion in each cavity. In a small bowl, combine the butter, ginger and fivespice powder. Rub the fivespice mixture onto the hens. Place the birds, breast side up, in a shallow roasting pan.
Pour the white wine into the pan. Bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour, until the juices run clear when the hen is pierced in the thickest part of the thigh. Remove from the oven and serve with the pan juices spooned over the hens. Yield: 6 servings Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #
Recipe by: CHEF DU JOUR DONATA MAGGIPINTO SHOW #DJ9317 From: "Ed Bauman" <BIRCHCREEK@...> Date: Fri, 6 Dec 96 01:39:49 UT