Recipe

Grilled Cornish Game Hens With Whiskey-honey Recipe

	Merlin / All my dishes 2 years, 2 months ago For the sophisticated caveman or cavewoman in YOU. Marinated little birdies glazed and grilled over charcoal. A hungry man will eat a whole hen, but half a hen will serve a daintier appetite. Prep:13m Cook:30m Servings:8	Merlin
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Ingredients

4-6 rock Cornish game hens, necks and gizzards removed and reserved for another use

2 T. hot chili powder

2 T. ground cumin

1 t. ground cinnamon

1 ½ t. coarse grind black pepper

2 t. hickory flavored salt

2 t. crushed garlic

6 T. olive oil

4-6 T. bourbon whisky

6 T. cactus honey powder

2 T. mesquite honey

salsa picante to taste

mesquite chips soaked in water for 2 hours

Directions

Rinse hens inside and out. Butterfly hens by cutting down the backbone with poultry shears. Press hens firmly, skin side up, with palms of hand to flatten. You should hear the cartilage crack a bit. Rinse both sides again. Combine chili power, cumin, cinnamon, salt, pepper, garlic and olive oil into a paste. Coat both sides of hens. This should be plenty of coating for up to six birds. Marinate for 8-12 hours.

Start charcoal fire using real mesquite if available. Set up grill for indirect grilling. When ready, add soaked mesquite chips. Grill birds over indirect heat turning frequently for about 30 minutes. Combine whisky, honey powder and honey in a sauce pan and boil about 3 minutes. Add hot sauce to taste. Test flavor. Depending on the whisky you might need a bit more, or more honey.

When birds are done, spoon sauce over, turn and cook about 2 minutes per side. Add sauce to the up side of each bird each time. So, the birds should be cooked about 6 minutes. Watch for burning.

A hungry man will eat a whole hen. But, they can also be cut in half for more dainty appetites.

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Comments

shirleyoma 2 years, 2 months ago said:
I bet I could a whole one! Especially like this! Sounds so good!

invisiblechef 2 years, 2 months ago said:
Cornish Hens was the very first dinner I ever made my husband ( although he wasn't my husband at the time). First time I had ever made them actually. But this is a much better version.

I agree this recipe does sound very good.

tinam 2 years, 1 month ago said:
The whiskey is for my honey and the honey is mine! thanks for this great post and welcome to the foodies! I know I will enjoy your recipes...

kukla 1 year, 10 months ago said:
LOVE the sound of this! The dry-rub marniade, with the honey-Whisky glaze must be tantalizing to the tastebuds! Thanks, Merlin :)

lunasea 1 year, 8 months ago said:
Oh wow - this sounds so tasty. I'd eat half of ne now and the other half later....hehehe. I wil be making this soon. Thanks so much, Merlin...

theoldprof 1 year, 4 months ago said:
Say now....that sounds more than a little good. I gotta give this a whirl. By the way, your handle 'Merlin' is very good. Maybe a little magic in the 'little birdies' recipe, maybe.
Thanks for sharing and have a great cooking day.
JJ

luisascatering 1 year, 1 month ago said:
I love the spice combinations, sweet... smokey... these must smell outrageous on the grill while they are cooking. Nice one. Added to my new group "the gourmet grill", along with many of your other grill recipes :-)

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