(Orange-glazed Cornish hens are elegant, but unbelievably easy. Stuff with your favorite rice, bread, or cornbread stuffing, if you wish.
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hours,
Ingredients:
- 4 cornish game hens, thawed in the refrigerator if previously frozen
- 1 Tbsp Gravy Master, Bovril or other gravy enhancer (optional)
- Stuffing of your choice (optional)
- 1/4 cup orange marmalade
- 2 Tbsp butter
- 1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
Preparation:
If you are using a stuffing, prepare it ahead of time. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. A foil-lined baking pan makes for easier clean-up.Massage the Gravy Master over the skin of the Cornish hens (enhances color, but adds no calories or flavor).
Melt orange marmalade, butter, and Worcestershire sauce in a micro-safe bowl in the microwave for about one minute. Stir until combined. You don't want it boiling hot. (Can be done stove-top, but do not overcook, only until melted to combine.)
If you are using a stuffing, stuff the Cornish hens and place in baking pan. Baste half the glaze onto the skins of the Cornish hens.
Bake uncovered about 1 hour. Halfway through baking time, baste with remaining glaze. Test with instant-read thermometer in center of stuffing. It should read 180 degrees F. Let rest 10 minutes before serving.
Yield: 4 to 8 servings
