Herb-Flavored Cornish Hens

Ingredients

• 2 Cornish hens, thawed
• 1 clove 1 per hen garlic
• ½ tsp 1/2 tsp per hen thyme
• ¼ tsp not necessary; 1/4 tsp per hen seasoned salt
• ¼ tsp 1/4 tsp per hen salt
• ⅛ tsp 1/8 tsp per hen pepper
• ¼ cup basting sauce butter
• ¼ cup basting sauce lemon juice
• basting sauce; a little paprika
• 1 tsp basting sauce thyme
• 2 tbsp for browning butter

Method

1. In each hen place 1 clove garlic, 1/2 teaspoon thyme, 1/4 teaspoon seasoned salt (not necessary), 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon pepper. Truss the hens.
2. Basting sauce: Combine 1/4 cup butter with 1/4 cup lemon juice, a little paprika and 1 teaspoon thyme.
3. Brown the hens in about 2 tablespoons butter (not really necessary) and add more butter if needed.
4. Arrange the hens in a roasting pan (a shallow pan is better) and roast about 40 minutes to 1 hour, basting about every 10 to 15 minutes with the basting sauce, until browned and tender. You can split the hens in half for quicker cooking.

Notes

Recipe from Bess Manning.

Original card

The recipe above was transcribed from this scan of Vera’s original card.

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