Help me find recipe for Rock Cornish Hens in TV guide early 60's with cherries. Lost mine when house burned.!
Help me find recipe for Rock Cornish Hens in TV guide early 60's with cherries. Lost mine when house burned.
The best recipe I have ever had & it called for the cherries to be flambeyed. I can't find anything close on the foodnetworks. It was printed in TV guide in the early 60's and I used it often but when my house burned down in the early 90's I couldn't remember all of the details but the recipe was attributed to Wayne & Shuster, this much I certainly remember. I want to make it again for my children & grandchildren.
Answers:
Flaming Sherried Rock Cornish Game Hens
Ingredients
(2 servings)
2 Rock Cornish Game Hens, defr
4 tb Butter
1/4 c Sherry
1/4 c Brandy
Instructions
Remove giblets from defrosted birds and discard. Melt the butter in a heavy skillet with heat-proof handle. Season hens with salt and pepper, then brown lightly all over in the butter, turning frequently. This should take about 20 minutes. When hens are browned, add sherry to the pan and transfer it to the oven. Roast birds 45-60 minutes, until they are tender, basting often. Transfer hens to heated (and heatproof) serving dish. Warm brandy in a small saucepan and ignite it. Pour over the hens and serve flaming.
Another recipe
Cornish Hens with Cherry Sauce
2 Rock Cornish hens
4 tablespoons cornstarch
4 tablespoons sugar
3/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon dry mustard
3/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1 (1-pound) can pitted sour red cherries
1/2 cup dry sherry
1 tablespoon slivered orange peel
1/2 cup orange juice
1/4 cup red currant jelly
Roast hens at 425 degrees F for 1 hour.
In saucepan, combine next 5 ingredients. Drain cherries, reserving juice. Pour sherry over cherries and set aside. Add cherry juice to cornstarch mixture. Stir in orange peel, juice and jelly, cooking over medium heat until mixture thickens. Add cherries and sherry just before serving and pour over hens.