Serve these Cornish Game Hens with Garlic and Rosemary to your guests at your next dinner party and watch them lick their fingers clean! You might be asking yourself what a Cornish hen is? Well wonder no more, a Cornish hen is a small version of the most common breed of chicken. Originally from Cornwall in England, you should have no problem finding them at your local grocery store.
This dish gets all its flavor from a combination of 24 garlic cloves and sprigs of fresh rosemary. It’s pretty simple to make too. Simply roast 4 seasoned Cornish hens with lots of garlic in a hot oven. Halfway through the cooking time, pour a sauce of wine, chicken broth and oil over the hens and garlic and continue roasting. At the end, reduce the sauce in a saucepan and there you have it!
To make my Cornish Game Hens with Garlic and Rosemary, you will need the following ingredients:
Preheat the oven to 450 °F.
Rub 1 tablespoon of olive oil into the hens and season with salt and pepper. Place a sprig of rosemary and a lemon quarter inside the cavity of each hen.
Place the hens in a roasting pan and arrange the garlic cloves around the hens. Roast for 25 minutes.
Mix the wine, chicken broth, and the remaining 2 tablespoons of oil together in a large jug or mixing bowl. Pour it over the hens.
Reduce the temperature to 350°F and continue to roast for 25 minutes more. Baste the hens frequently with pan juices until they are golden brown and the juices run clear.
Remove hens from the roasting pan and drain the juices from the cavities back into the pan. Place the hens on a large serving plate and cover loosely with foil.
Pour the pan juices and garlic cloves into a saucepan and boil the mixture for 5-6 minutes until the liquid reduces to the consistency of a sauce.
Serve the hens halved on a serving plate with the garlic and sauce poured around hens. Garnish with sprigs of fresh rosemary.
Make these Cornish Game Hens with Garlic and Rosemary next time you have guests around. I guarantee they’ll be licking their fingers clean! Don’t forget to tag #cookmerecipes in your social photos if you make this one.
Superb taste! Made this for friends, and they could'n stop raving about the flavor. I just love how easy the recepie is too.
Super tasty dish!
So deliciously simple!
Superb garlic flavor
This recipe is simply great! The garlic and rosemary flavors burst through beautifully. I made these hens for our anniversary dinner, and my wife couldn't stop raving about them. Thank you for this amazing dish!
Super!
Absolutely delicious dish!
Absolutely delicious dish!
These hens were a hit at my dinner party! Everyone loved the garlic flavor, and they were so simple to make. Felt proud serving them, especially with my friends raving!
¡Delicioso! Preparé este plato para una cena con amigos y todos quedaron impresionados. La mezcla de ajo y romero da un sabor increíble. No soy un gran cocinero, pero esta receta fue fácil de seguir. Mis amigos no podían creer que lo hice yo. Definitivamente lo haré de nuevo.
Delicious!
Wow, these Cornish Game Hens blew my fam away! So easy to make and the garlic flavor hits hard. I made it for my husband's birthday, and everyone was raving about it. It's a hit!
I made these Cornish game hens for a dinner party. Everyone loved the garlic flavor. Super easy to prepare, will defnitly make again.
Wow! Deliciously perfect!
I made these hens for friends last weekend. They turned out fantastic! Everyone loved the garlic flavor. Will definitely make this again!
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