Recipe

Amaretto Stuffed Cornish Hens With Plum Sauce Recipe

	Californiacook / All my dishes 1 month ago Perfect for an intimate dinner party or special occasion. Serve with rice pilaf or oven-roasted herb fingerling potatoes & haricots verts. Prep:15m Cook:105m Servings:4	Californiac
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Ingredients

4 Cornish game hens

1 cup dried apricots -- cut in small pieces

1/2 cup apple juice

1/2 cup amaretto

3 English muffins -- cut in small pieces

1/2 cup slivered almonds -- toasted*

2 tablespoons melted butter

1/2 teaspoon cinnamon

1 teaspoon salt

2 slices bacon -- cut in half

1/4 cup plum jam

Directions

In a small saucepan, combine apricots, apple juice and amaretto; bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium, cover and simmer 5 minutes.

In a large bowl, combine muffin pieces, almonds, melted butter, cinnamon and apricot mixture; mix well.

Rinse hens and pat dry. Sprinkle salt inside each cavity. Stuff with muffin mixture. Skewer openings together. Place hens breast-side up on rack in shallow roasting pan. Place bacon slice over each breast. Cover with foil. Bake at 350 F for 1-1/2 hours.

Meanwhile, in a small sauce pan over low heat, melt plum jam, stirring frequently. Discard bacon, roast hens, uncovered at 350 F. for 15 more minutes, basting with plum jam every 5 minutes.

* To toast almonds, spread on cookie sheet, bake at 375 F for 5 to 6 minutes or until light golden brown, stirring occasionally.

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Comments

hot_it_up 1 month ago said:
Does Discard mean Eat? I know it means a different one, cause I have had to ask the cashier at Wal-mart to try discard. ;p Great recipe.\0

Jeff

22566 1 month ago said:
This would be a............YES!!!

Super sounding recipe.

Thank-you

Kind Regards

Joyce

victoriaregina 1 month ago said:
Ooooh! ahhhhh! 5 and saved!

vendela 1 month ago said:
Yum! I will be trying this one, thanks for sharing

luisascatering 3 weeks, 2 days ago said:
Nice use of English muffins as the stuffing! I like the sound of cinnamon and bacon combo with the sweet plum jam :-)

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