Roasted Cornish Hens Recipe

This flavorful recipe is perfect for all kinds of poultry and is my go-to when entertaining because it guarantees a juicy bird, and is ready in about an hour.

Ingredients

6 11/2- to 2-pound fresh or frozen (thawed) Rock Cornish hens

5 tablespoons unsalted butter softened
3 tablespoons olive oil
11/2 teaspoons of sea salt
3/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
3/4 teaspoon of garlic powder

3 fresh garlic cloves, minced
1  shallot, diced

2 tablespoons of fresh parsley, chopped
3 large onions (1 onion cut in 6 pieces and 2 onions cut into rings)

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 375'F and line the bottom of a large roasting pan with the onion rings

2. Rinse Cornish hens, pat dry, and place them in a roasting pan over the onions

3. Beat the butter, olive oil and remaining 6 ingredients in a bowl

4. Loosen the skin of each hen breast and spread butter mixture evenly between the skin and breast meat and place 1 of the 6 onion pieces in the cavity of each hen

5. Roast at 375'F for 1 hour, every 15 minutes pour pan drippings over the hens

6. The hens are ready when the juices from a pierced thigh run clear or a meat thermometer reaches 165'F

Gravy

Skim the fat from the cooking juices and make a gravy by whisking in 3 tablespoons of flour and 3 tablespoons of water and boiling over medium heat for 5 minutes.

Buen provecho!