What is a Cornish Hen? Is it a regular chicken?!
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Answers: The breeding and cross-breeding of chickens has a long and quite possibly glorious history, extending over continents and centuries. The Rock Cornish hen or Rock Cornish game hen is a cross between the Cornish Game and Plymouth or White Rock breeds of chicken. The leading attribute of the breed is that it develops a relatively large breast in a short period of time. By the time the chickens are slaughtered at 4 to 6 weeks, they weigh around 2.5 pounds, and provide about one serving of meat each.
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No, it's a different breed of birid. But it tastes like chicken and cooks in about 1/3 of the time.
CORNISH HENS:
A Cornish game hen, sometimes simply called a game hen or a Cornish rock , is an immature chicken of the Cornish variety, or of a crossbreed between the Cornish chicken and another breed. The Rock Cornish game hen, the most common game hen crossbreed, is a crossing with the Rock chicken. As is common in the poultry industry, storebought game hens may be either male or female specimens, despite the common usage of the word "hen" typically denoting a female.
Roasted Cornish Hen with Panzanaella Dressing and Sauteed Broccolini
Dressing:
1 loaf sour dough bread (8 cups) cut into 1/4-inch cubes
3 tablespoons olive oil
2 cups diced canned tomatoes, drained
3 cloves garlic, minced
1/4 cup chopped parsley
2 tablespoons chopped fresh rosemary
Salt
Pinch red pepper flakes
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Spread the bread cubes on a baking sheet and bake in the oven until golden brown, about 8 to 10 minutes. Grease a 2 quart high-sided baking dish with olive oil. Combine the tomatoes, garlic, parsley, and rosemary in a large bowl and season with salt and red pepper flakes. Add the toasted bread cubes and the olive oil and stir to combine. Place the mixture into the baking dish, cover with foil and bake for 20 minutes. Remove the foil and continue baking until the dressing is crisp and golden brown, about 10 minutes longer.
Roasted Garlic Cornish Hens:
1 bunch rosemary
2 Cornish hens
1 head roasted garlic, cloves removed and mashed to a paste
2 tablespoons olive oil
Salt and freshly ground pepper
Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Divide the rosemary in half and place in the cavity of the hens and tie the legs together with butcher's twine. In a small bowl, mix together the garlic paste and the olive oil. Rub the mixture over the hens and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Place the hens in a saute pan, with a heat-resistant handle, and sear on all sides. Put in the oven and roast until just cooked through, about 35 to 40 minutes. Let rest for 10 minutes. Pour off the fat from the roasting pan and add any accumulated juices from the hen.
Sauteed broccolini:
3 tablespoons olive oil
2 cloves garlic, finely sliced
1 1/2 pounds broccollini, trimmed, blanched, shocked in cold water and drained
Salt and freshly ground pepper
Heat oil in large saute pan over medium heat. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute. Add broccolini and saute for 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
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A cornish hen is a breed of poultry that originated in Cornwall, England, but gained prominence only after it was established in the United States. Its body shape is quite different from that of other chickens. Both males and females have short legs and broad muscular breasts. Although relatively slow-growing, the Cornish hen has excellent meat qualities and is used extensively in breeding programs today. Its cross with the fast-growing Plymouth Rock chicken is responsible for most of the broiler and frier types currently on the market. An increasingly popular form of Cornish poultry, marketed for its delicious meat, is the Rock Cornish game hen. This is actually a standard meat-type chicken packaged at a smaller size.