Taste of Home
Grilled Cornish Hens
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 15 min. Grill: 50 min.
YIELD: 4 servings.
I like experimenting with different foods and adapting them to my own tastes. These hens are one of my specialties, an entree I concocted by combining a few different recipes. The moist meat has a pleasant grilled flavor that's accented with cloves and ginger.—David Baruch, Weston, Florida
Ingredients
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1/4 cup butter, softened
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2 green onions, finely chopped
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2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
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2 tablespoons grated fresh gingerroot
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3 garlic cloves, minced
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1 teaspoon salt, divided
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1/2 teaspoon pepper, divided
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4 Cornish game hens (20 to 24 ounces each)
Directions
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1.
In a small bowl, combine the butter, onions, parsley, ginger, garlic, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper.
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2.
Rub mixture under the skin and over the top of each game hen. Sprinkle remaining salt and pepper inside the hen cavities.
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3.
Using long-handled tongs, moisten a paper towel with cooking oil and lightly coat the grill rack. Prepare grill for indirect heat, using a drip pan.
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4.
Place hens breast side up over drip pan; grill, covered, over indirect medium heat for 45-60 minutes or until a thermometer reads 180° and the meat juices run clear.
Nutrition Facts
1 each: 803 calories, 60g fat (21g saturated fat), 381mg cholesterol, 855mg sodium, 2g carbohydrate (0 sugars, 0 fiber), 60g protein.
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