Anniversary Hens
From notyourmomma 16 years ago
- 70 minutes to make
- Serves 2
Easy stuffed Cornish Hen perfect for the anniversary supper or "get out of the dog house" meal. Husband likes these when paired with honey butter glazed carrots and a green salad with blue cheese vinaigrette.
Ingredients
- 2 Rock Cornish hens shopping list
- 1/2 cup of butter shopping list
- 1 cup of minced onion shopping list
- 1/2 cup chopped celery shopping list
- 1/2 cup of chopped shallots shopping list
- 1/2 cup of smokey ham minced shopping list
- 1 1/2 dozen oysters, drained, chopped, reserved the liquid shopping list
- 2 eggs lightly beaten shopping list
- 4 cups of bread cubes shopping list
- 2 tablespoons of fresh parsley shopping list
- 4 to 5 sprigs of fresh thyme shopping list
- 1/4 teaspoon of sage shopping list
- 3 passes of nutmed over microplane shopping list
- 3/4 teaspoon of salt shopping list
- 1/2 teaspoon of black pepper shopping list
- 2 tablespoons of lour shopping list
- 1 1/2 cups of chicken stock shopping list
- 1/8 cup of dry sherry shopping list
How to make it
- Melt butter in skillet; saute chopped onions, shallots, celery and ham until transparent.
- Add drained oysters and heat gently.
- Remove from heat and stir in eggs.
- Add bread which has been soaked in the oyster liquid and squeezed dry.
- Return to heat, add parsley and thyme leaves stripped from stem and nutmeg.
- Stuff washed and dried hens.
- Brush with melted butter and sprinkle generously with salt and pepper.
- Bake in 350 degree oven for one hour, test for doneness with an instant read thermometer.
- Remove hens to platter, tent with foil.
- Brown flour in the pan drippings.
- Stir in chicken stock, cook until thick.
- Strain. Add sherry.
- Serve over hens.
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