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Recipe : ** Maple Orange Cornish Hens

Maple Orange Cornish Hens
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Course:
Main Dish

Practical information

  • Prep time
    20 min
  • Cooking
    55 min
  • Difficulty
    Very easy
  • Pause
    5 min
  • Ready in
    1 h 20
  • Price
    Friendly budget
  • Rate:
             

Categories

Difficulty:
easy recipe
Category:
Meat recipes
Tags:
orange

Recipe's Ingredients

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  • 2 tablespoons white wine (optional)
  • 2 teaspoons chopped dried rosemary
  • 1 tablespoon finely grated orange rind
  • pinch each salt and pepper
  • fresh rosemary sprigs
  • orange slices
  • 1.8 kg cornish hens
  • 80 ml maple syrup or packed brown sugar
  • 80 ml orange juice

  • Recipe preparation steps

  • 1
    In small saucepan, whisk together maple syrup, orange juice, wine (if using) and rosemary.
  • 2
    Bring to boil; boil for 3 to 5 minutes or until glaze is slightly thickened.
  • 3
    Let cool slightly.
  • 4
    Meanwhile, cut wing tips from hens.
  • 5
    Using kitchen shears or sharp knife, cut along each side of backbone; discard backbone.
  • 6
    Cut through breastbone to separate into halves.
  • 7
    Trim off excess fat and skin.
  • 8
    Gently loosen skin from each half of hens, leaving skin attached at back side.
  • 9
    Starting at breast, ease in orange rind over flesh under skin.
  • 10
    Place hens, skin side up, in foil-lined baking sheet.
  • 11
    Sprinkle with salt and pepper; brush with one-third of the glaze.
  • 12
    Roast in 193°C oven, brushing twice with glaze, for 45 minutes or until browned and juices run clear when hen is pierced.
  • 13
    Arrange hens on serving platter; garnish with rosemary and orange slices
  • Ready !