Super Easy Glazed Cornish Hens

  

Cornish Hens are fairly new to the culinary world. Having only come about in the latter part of the 1950s by special breeding, they are late to the feast, but were well worth the wait.

A Cornish hen is a perfect choice and presents well for anything from a small dinner for two, to a large gathering of people. It may be offered on individual plates, whole, with sides and garnishes for a very elegant look. It may also be cut in half down the backbone and served cut side down for a smaller portion. It is a perfect size for a single person to make for dinner, and have a little left over for lunch the next day, without having to eat leftovers for a week.

With a main dish so versatile, what could possibly make this better? Simplicity! Everything that I used in this recipe is probably in your pantry right now! Prep only takes 5 minutes, and you get to sit back and forget about it until it is done!

This is how I prepared tonight's hen:

Super Easy Glazed Cornish Hens

Time: 1:15

5 minutes prep

1 hour inactive

Level:

Super Easy

Ingredients

3 Tbsp soy sauce 

(I like low sodium, so I can control the salt)

3 Tbsp ketchup

2 Tbsp honey

1 clove garlic, minced

2 whole cloves garlic, peeled

1 tsp. dried rosemary

2 large fresh rosemary sprigs 

2 Cornish hens, washed and dried throughly

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°

In small bowl, mix together soy sauce, ketchup, honey, minced garlic, and dried rosemary. Set aside.

Stuff each Cornish hen with 1 sprig rosemary and 1 clove whole garlic.

Place hens in a shallow baking dish, breast side down. 

Baste the glaze lightly on each, then turn over (back side down).

Divide remaining glaze between the hens, making sure to cover them well.

Roast in oven for 1 hour, or until thermometer inserted into thickest part of the bird reads 165°.

Baste once with drippings from pan before plating.

Enjoy!