Cornish Hen

Cornish hens

(8 tablespoons) unsalted butter, softened

salt and black pepper

lemons, halved

yellow onion, quartered

garlic,

thyme

carrots,

potatoes,

chicken broth

Coat each Cornish hen with 2 tablespoons of the butter and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Into the cavity of each bird, insert a lemon half, an onion quarter, half a garlic head and 3 thyme sprigs. Set aside.

Spread the carrots and potatoes in an even layer in a 9-by-13-inch baking dish or roasting pan. Add the chicken broth and then the prepared Cornish hens. Roast until the juices run clear and the hens are golden brown, 45 minutes to 1 hour.

It was ok. I followed the recipe as is. I turned up the temperature as per one reviewer. I had 2 Cornish hens. It was just ok. I have made better recipes than this.

Just take their little temperatures &amp; cook to 160-165. Tent with foil &amp; rest 10-15 min before serving, maybe while making a small sauce with the drippings.

<b>Cook 4 Cornish Hens in a 350 degree oven for 45 minutes?!</b> I'm embarrassed to say I did attempt it, even though I'm a fairly seasoned (no pun intended) home chef. After cooking @350 for 45 minutes the hens were still raw. I bumped up the temp to 425 for an additional 15 minutes and the hens still weren't cooked, also at this point the potatoes and carrots were still crunchy and showed nearly no signs of being cooked. I bumped the temp down to 375 and cooked for an additional 30 minutes. I did serve the hens at this point and my kids did eat most of them but the undersides were still pretty rare and inedible, the potatoes and carrots were half cooked and mostly crunchy. <div><br /></div><div><b>Also, quick note on the "</b><b>Coat each Cornish hen with 2 tablespoons of the butter" instruction.</b> 2 tablespoons of butter is a large amount of butter and you cant really "Coat" 2 tablespoons of butter on a Cornish Hen. What you can do is take a 2 tablespoon slab of butter and rub the entire skin of the hen, and then cut the 2 tablespoon slab into 4 or 6 slices and then slide the slices under the skin just above the breast.</div><div><span><br /></span></div><div><b>In summary, you can't cook Cornish Hens at 350 for 45 minute to an hour, it's not nearly enough time.</b> I would give 375 for 2 hours a shot and poke the potatoes and carrots occasionally after 75 minutes just to check progress. If the potatoes an carrots start to get mushy(properly cooked) then yank a hen out and check if its cooked near the inside of the legs or wings, if not replace hen and continue cooking rechecking occasionally.<br /></div>

cornish hen

Cook Time: 35 minutes

Total: 1 hours, 35 minutes

Servings: 4

Author : Tia Mowry

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