For our first "theme" we decided to make Spring dishes. I thought a citrus chicken would be perfect for Spring. I have always wanted to make Cornish hens and thought this would be a great time to try. I found a recipe online at allrecipes.com a few days ago that sounded easy and delicious. I was right. They were easy and tasty.
Orange-Glazed Cornish Hens
Ingredients:
1 cup finely chopped onion
1 cup finely chopped celery
1/2 cup sliced almonds
1/2 cup butter or margarine
3 cups cooked rice
4 teaspoons sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1/4 cup grated orange peel
4 (1 1/4 pound) Cornish game hens
GLAZE:
1 cup orange juice
1/4 cup honey
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 tablespoon grated orange peel
DIRECTIONS:
In a skillet, sauté the onion, celery and almonds in butter. Add rice, sugar, salt, thyme and orange peel; mix well. Loosely stuff hens. Place, breast side up, on a rack in a shallow baking pan. In a small bowl, combine glaze ingredients; spoon some over hens. Bake, uncovered, at 350 degrees F for 40 minutes. Cover and bake 40 minutes longer until juices run clear, brushing often with remaining glaze.
Here is the first step. I had my rice cooking while I sautéed the vegetables.
2 comments:
You are a gourmet cook! This looks awesome. I'm going to post my recipe tonight!
I'm going to follow this blog and stalk it:) But I want some Southern dishes on here!!
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