Anyone ever tried Cornish game hen?!


Question: I saw a recipe for stuffed Cornish game hens in a cookbook I was browsing through. I was going to buy one of those Tyson chickens to bake, but I thought these may be cheaper and I'm interested in trying it. When I worked at Kmart during holiday season years ago I noticed people buying them pretty often. I usually buy my food at Kroger though so I wonder if they carry them (I don't remember seeing any, but then again I haven't been looking for them). What is it like and how would you recommend preparing it? I know they're small, but I'm only cooking for two, so one should be enough I'd guess.


Answers: I saw a recipe for stuffed Cornish game hens in a cookbook I was browsing through. I was going to buy one of those Tyson chickens to bake, but I thought these may be cheaper and I'm interested in trying it. When I worked at Kmart during holiday season years ago I noticed people buying them pretty often. I usually buy my food at Kroger though so I wonder if they carry them (I don't remember seeing any, but then again I haven't been looking for them). What is it like and how would you recommend preparing it? I know they're small, but I'm only cooking for two, so one should be enough I'd guess.

My father-in-law always fixed them with rice stuffing for Thanksgiving until his health started to fail.

On Thanksgiving everyone got their own stuffed cornish hen.

They were okay. I'm just not fond of picking meat off the bone. Especially such tiny bones.

I'd rather cook a small chicken and stuff it if you want stuffing.

Good Luck.

I find them in the frozen meat area, normally around the turkeys. They'll be two to a package. Here is one of my favorite recipes.

~CORNISH GAME HENS WITH RICE STUFFING
FOR 2

2 (1 lb.) Cornish game hens
Salt and pepper
2 tbsp. slivered almonds
2 tbsp. finely chopped onion
1/3 c. uncooked long grain rice
3 tbsp. butter
1 c. water
1 chicken bouillon cube
1 tsp. lemon juice
1/2 tsp. salt
1 (3 oz.) can chopped mushrooms, drained

Season game hens inside and out with salt and pepper. In small saucepan, cook almonds, onion, and rice in butter for 5-10 minutes, stirring frequently. Add water, bouillon cube, lemon juice, and salt. Bring mixture to boiling, stirring to dissolve bouillon cube. Reduce heat, cover and cook slowly about 20-25 minutes or until liquid is absorbed and rice is fluffy. Stir in the drained mushrooms.
Lightly stuff birds with rice mixture. Place breast up on rack in shallow baking pan. Brush with melted butter. Roast covered in 400 degree oven for 30 minutes. Uncover and roast 1 hour longer or until drumstick can be twisted easily in socket. Brush birds with melted butter during last 15 minutes of roasting time.

I love Cornish Game hens. My favorite way to prepare them is to stuff the cavity with sliced lemons, Brush with melted butter and season the outside with poultry seasoning salt and pepper. I would use one per person. They are very small. Also, make sure you cook them all the way through. I roast mine at 425 degrees for 45 minutes to an hour.

No, you would need one hen per person. They are very similar to chicken in flavor, and can be roasted in the same manner.

But due to their size one hen per person. Enjoy

I love them! I used to make them more often but they got so expensive. I always get one per person. My husband can easily eat a whole one himself.

I always roast them, usually with a wild rice or vegetable stuffing stuffing. Here's a good veggie stuffing for them:

6 Whole Cornish game hens
1 medium Onion -- chopped
1 Celery stalks -- chopped
1/2 Green peppers -- chopped
8 ounces Mushrooms -- chopped
1 Whole garlic clove -- Minced
2 tablespoons Fresh basil -- minced
1 teaspoon Oregano
2 tablespoons Fresh parsley
3/4 cup Butter -- melted

Stir 1/2 cup melted butter with onion, celery, green pepper, mushrooms, garlic, and herbs. Season hens inside and out with salt and pepper. Stuff bird with equal amounts of the vegetable mix. Place birds in baking dish, breast side up. Drizzle with remaining 1/4 cup butter.

Cover and bake at 350 F for 1 to 1 1/4 hours

Count on one hen/person. And just so you know, stuffing is evil! http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/ck_culin...

Use dressing instead.

Yes, they are fine frozen. I don't particularly like them, I find them a little gamey, also, it's a little weird to see a whole baby sized chicken sitting on your plate. Also, they are very bony, there's not a lot of meat on them.

My favorite way to fix them is on the grill with plain salt and pepper, no stuffing.

Delicious!





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