Roasted Cornish Hens With Garam Masala Honey Glaze Food

GARAM MASALA RUBBED CORNISH HEN WITH MAPLE-TAMARIND GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.
• Season entire hen with salt, including the cavity. Push the wings back and rub the garam masala over the entire hen. Place on a lightly oiled baking rack set over a baking sheet and bake for 15 minutes. Brush with some of the glaze and reduce the heat to 375 degrees F and continue baking until just cooked through, about 10 to 15 minutes longer or until a thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the leg registers 160 degrees F. Remove from the oven, brush with the remaining glaze, and let rest 5 minutes before serving. Alternatively, you can sear the hens in an oven-safe saute pan over medium-high heat and then transfer pan to the oven to finish cooking.
• Heat oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add shallots and ginger and cook until soft. Add red chili flakes and cook for 30 seconds. Stir in chicken stock and peppercorns and cook until reduced by half. Whisk in maple syrup and tamarind paste and cook for 15 minutes or until slightly thickened, stirring occasionally. Remove from the heat and let cool to room temperature before using.

ROASTED CORNISH HENS WITH GARAM MASALA HONEY GLAZE

Steps:

• Preheat oven at 425 degrees Fahrenheit. In a small mixing bowl, stir together salt, lemon pepper, garam masala, oil, paprika, and lemon zest. Set aside. Also, mix honey and lemon juice together and set aside.
• I thawed Tyson Cornish Hens overnight in refrigerator. Once ready to use, in a rimed sheet, remove hens from lamination.
• Discard any water collect in the sheet and pat dry hens completely with paper towel. A well dried bird roast beautifully.
• Rub marinade all over the hens and also within the skin to infuse more flavor.
• Place diced potatoes (and Brussels sprouts,if using) in the bottom of a baking sheet or wide dutch oven pan. Dress potatoes in 1 tablespoon oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• Place hens on the potatoes and roast the hens in the preheated oven for about 1 hour to 1 hour 5 minutes at 425 degrees Fahrenheit.
• After first 25 minutes, brush the top with lemon-honey and return the pan back to oven to complete cooking.
• Once roasted, an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh registers 180 degrees Fahrenheit and the juices run clear.
• Remove the hens from the oven, loosely cover with foil and let rest 10 minutes before carving. Cut hens in half lengthwise. Garnish with chopped parsley and serve!

HONEY-HERB CORNISH GAME HENS

Steps:

• Rinse and pat dry hens. Cut out the backbone and split through the breastbone. Trim any excess skin or fat.
• Place oil in a shallow pan and heat oven to 400 degrees.
• In a small bowl, whisk together lemon juice, honey, thyme, and oregano. Season hens with salt and pepper.
• Once pan is heated, place hens skin side down and brush with half of the honey mixture.
• Bake for 30 minutes. Flip hens and brush with remaining honey mixture. Bake 20-30 minutes longer, or until internal temperature reaches 180 degrees. Place on a platter.
• Drain drippings into a fat separator or skim as much fat as possible. Serve with hens.

GLAZED CORNISH HENS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Place hens, breast side up, on a rack in a shallow roasting pan. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Bake, uncovered, 30 minutes. , In a small bowl, combine spreadable fruit and orange juice. Spoon some of the apricot mixture over the hens. Bake until golden brown and juices run clear, 30-35 minutes, basting several times with remaining apricot mixture. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

GARAM MASALA CORNISH HENS WITH ROASTED VEGETABLES

Steps:

• In a small bowl, mix together 3/4 tablespoons of oil, 1/2 tablespoon of butter, 4 teaspoons of garam masala, 1 1/2 teaspoons of ginger, 6 cloves of garlic, and 1 teaspoons of salt. Place hens in a large baking dish or plastic bag, loosen the skin from the breast and legs and, using your hands, spread a good part of the mixture underneath. Rub the remaining marinade inside the hen's cavity and over the skin. Loosely cover, refrigerate, and let marinate 30 min or up to 12 hours.
• Remove hens from marinade and left any excess drip off. Let hens sit at room temp while oven warms up, about 30 minutes. Place probe thermometer into thickest portion of the thigh making sure not to hit bone.
• Arrange the rack in the center of the oven and preheat to 425 degrees F.
• Combine remaining 3/4 tablespoon oil, 1 1/2 teaspoons of garam masala, 1/2 teaspoon of ginger, 2 cloves of garlic, and 1 1/2 teaspoons of salt (more or less to taste) in a large bowl. Place cut vegetables in it and toss until the vegetables are well coated. Season veggies with freshly ground black pepper (to taste) Place at bottom of large roasting pan which has been sprayed with nonstick spray.
• Place hens breast side up on top of vegetables and bake for 15 min at 425 degrees F. Reduce heat to 375 degrees F. When internal temperature hits 145 degrees F, brush yogurt on hens. Make sure to just do a thin and light coating of yogurt. You don't want it to be very thick. When internal temperature hits 160 remove from oven and loosely cover with foil. This is also the time to check the vegetables in the pan and make sure that they're done to your liking. If you'd like them softer, simply put the vegetables back in the oven while the hens are resting.
• Let hens rest, covered, for 15 minutes which also insures that carryover cooking will take the temp up to above 165 degrees F, for example mine ended up at 166.4 degrees F which was perfect. If you're uncomfortable with this doneness, go ahead and roast until 165 degrees (which is the temperature which poultry must be at to be done and safe) and then let hens rest covered, for 15 minute After hens have rested cut each one in half, through the breast and backbone (I just use a big sharp knife or you could use poultry shears) so that each person gets a half a hen. Divide the vegetables among the four plates and serve with a simple green salad or some rice to round out the meal.

ROASTED CORNISH HENS WITH HONEY MUSTARD GLAZE

Steps:

• Season the hens inside and out with salt and pepper.
• Place equal portions of bay leaves, garlic, thyme and chili flakes inside the cavity of each hen.
• Brush the hens with oil.
• Place, breast side down, on a rack in a roasting pan.
• Cover and roast in a preheated 375 degree F oven for 40 minutes. Check at this point to see if the leg pulls away easily from the body and the meat is no longer pink. If still pink, roast for another 10 to 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, combine the honey, mustard, vinegar, cumin and cilantro in a bowl.
• Brush over the hens.
• Roast uncovered for another 10 minutes to brown the glaze.

ROASTED CORNISH GAME HENS MARINATED IN HONEY AND MUSTARD

Steps:

• Mix the honey, mustard, garlic, 3 tablespoons oil, thyme and cinnamon together in a bowl and set aside. Remove the wing tips from the hens. Roll the hens in the marinade and marinate overnight.
• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
• Season the birds inside and out with salt and pepper. Cut the lemon in half and squeeze over each bird. Put a used lemon half in the cavity of each bird. Truss the birds.
• Set a rack in a roasting pan and brush the rack with several tablespoons vegetable oil. Place the birds, breast side down on the oiled rack. Roast for 30 minutes. Turn the birds breast side up, reduce the heat to 350 degrees and roast an additional 15 to 20 minutes or until the hens are cooked through and the skin is brown. Allow the hens to rest 10 minutes before serving.

LIGHT HONEY-GLAZED CORNISH HENS

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients. Preheat oven to 350 F.
• Place game hens breast-side down ​on a cutting board and cut in half along the backbone. Remove skin and trim excess fat.
• In a small microwave-safe dish, combine orange peel, lemon juice, orange juice concentrate, soy sauce, honey, garlic, onion powder, and thyme. Bring to boiling point in a microwave oven; set aside.
• Lightly grease a baking dish or spray with cooking spray.
• Divide chopped onion into 4 portions in baking dish; place hens bone-side down on onions.
• Pour orange juice mixture over hens.
• Bake hens in preheated oven for 45 minutes, basting every 10 to 15 minutes with cooking juices. If they brown too quickly, cover them loosely with aluminum foil.
• When hens are done, remove from baking dish, onions and all, to warm dinner plates.
• If desired, garnish with orange slices. Skim fat off juices in baking dish. If desired, thicken pan juices with a teaspoon of cornstarch mixed with 1 teaspoon of cold water. Serve juices on the side.
• Serve with hot cooked rice and a green vegetable. Enjoy!

HONEY ROASTED CORNISH GAME HENS

Steps:

• Split hen in half. Wash and pat dry. Sprinkle both sides with salt and pepper. Brush both sides with 3 Tbs butter.
• Place breast side down on a rack in a shallow pan. Bake at 325 degrees for 25 minutes.
• Turn. Brush with butter and bake for 25 minutes.
• Mix honey with 1 1/2 Tbs melted butter. Brush half the mixture on the hen. Bake for 15 minutes. Turn and brush with remaining honey mixture. Bake for 15 minutes longer.

CORNISH GAME HENS IN HONEY SAUCE

Steps:

• Season game hens in and out with salt and pepper. Roast in 450 degree oven for 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, heat remaining ingredients over low heat in a small saucepan.
• Baste hens with soy sauce/honey mixture and continue roasting at 350 degrees for about an hour, basting occasionally. If hens brown too quickly, cover with aluminum foil.
• Once done, split hens and serve.