Grilled Game Hens With Honey Lime Dressing Recipe

Grilled Game Hens with Honey Lime Dressing

From sparow64 16 years ago

An easy, elegant meal! Got this from my firend Donna. Delectable! Marinate 2 hours.

1/4 cup lime juice shopping list
3 tablespoons oil shopping list
2 tablespoons honey shopping list
2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme shopping list
2 teaspoons chopped fresh rosemary shopping list
1 clove garlic, minced shopping list
2 Cornish Game Hens, at least 2 pounds each, completely thawed and split in half shopping list
1/4 teaspoon paprika shopping list
1/4 teaspoon salt shopping list
Pinch freshly ground pepper shopping list
2 tablespoons chopped cilantro shopping list

DRESSING:
In a medium glass or ceramic bowl, whisk together the lime juice, oil, honey, thyme, rosemary, and garlic.
Set aside.
HENS:
Remove and discard giblets from hens; rinse hens, and pat dry with paper towels.
To split hens, place each hen breast-side-up on cutting board.
With a sharp butcher knife, cut through ribs along one side of backbone; repeat on other side and discard backbone.
Turn hen over and cut through along one side of breastbone.
Place hen halves in a resealable plastic bag.
Pour blended honey-lime dressing over hens and refrigerate for 2 hours, turning bag occasionally to distribute marinade.
Remove hens from bag and reserve dressing.
Season hens with paprika, salt, and pepper.
Place cut side up in center of cooking grate and grill for 25 to 30 minutes until no longer pink inside and juices run clear.
Pour reserved dressing into a small saucepan and bring to a boil; boil for one full minute.
Place grilled hens on a platter and pour hot dressing over them. Sprinkle with cilantro.

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" It was excellent "
danadooley ate it and said...
Sounds great, no need to twist my arm lol Great post. Got my 5
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bluewaterandsand 16 years ago
Sounds very good! I like cornish hens.
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" It was excellent "
jenniferbyrdez ate it and said...
Love it Sparrow. You coming to the party?
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jimrug1 16 years ago
Hi Sparrow... Thank you for the invite. You have some great looking recipes. This one has my mouth watering. I love cornish hens. "Thumbs Up" I can just taste it now. Looking forward to going through your other recipes and exchanging ideas..... Jim
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Love it Sparrow. You coming to the party?

jenniferbyrdez in kenner loved it
Sounds great, no need to twist my arm lol Great post. Got my 5

danadooley in Singapore loved it

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