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Peppered Cornish Game Hens In Sage-infused Olive Oil Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Mystic_river1 / All my dishes 1 year, 10 months ago Little cornish hens will hopefully shine in this original recipe. Prep:30m Cook:60m Servings:4	Mystic_rive
	a fitting tribute to the little birds

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Ingredients

2 fairly large hens approx. same size

2 1/4 inch pats of butter cut in half

kosher salt

1/4 c. good drinking wine

4-6 cloves of garlic

pepper mill pepper

2 tsp fresh grated ginger

chiffonade of cilantro

6 beautiful fresh sage leaves

virgin olive oil twice around an extra large cast iron skillet

1 thin pat of butter

flour

half and half

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frying potatoes cut in very small cubes

cherry tomatos

tiny button mushrooms

Directions

Preheat oven to 350dF

wash birds and pat dry

set aside

put skillet on low heat to prepare

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in a small bowl :

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garlic minced very small

4 turns of pepper mill

1 large pinch kosher salt

mix together with your fingers

cut birds in half and make a slit between thigh and body

rub birds with mixture in and out

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pan should be warm enuf to add oil and thin pat of butter

as soon as butter melts fry sage quickly and remove from pan;set aside

brown the 4 pieces of hen quickly in pan

remove from pan and place is baking dish

quickly brown potatoes ( do not cook, just saute quickly and place around birds in baking dish

place baking dish in pre-heated 350d F oven

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deglaze fry pan with the white wine

warm tomatoes and button mushrooms in fry pan salt remove set aside

slowly incorporate flour

low low heat

incorporate half and half ; taste to adjust seasoning set aside for

gravy

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Cook from 30-45 minutes

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Plate on a large warmed platter

potatoes on either side with sage placed neatly on potatoes

Drizzle gravy over hens

decorate with chiffonade cherry tomatoes and mushrooms

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Comments

wolfpackjack 1 year, 10 months ago said:
Wolfpackjack like cornish game hen....great post... thanks

sexybeast 1 year, 10 months ago said:
They will shine like all the stars in the night sky, and only for you.

invisiblechef 1 year, 10 months ago said:
A Cornish hens dinner was the first meal I made my husband, I was 19 and just learning how to cook. now though he is so picky he won't eat anything with bones, that's what I get for spoiling him. But I love little cornish hens. Great post :)

steakman 6 months, 3 weeks ago said:
Going to give this a try tonight. thanks for the posting

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