Lemon-garlic Cornish Hens
Lemon-garlic Cornish Hens

Hello everybody, I hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, lemon-garlic cornish hens. It is one of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Lemon-garlic Cornish Hens is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. They are nice and they look fantastic. Lemon-garlic Cornish Hens is something that I’ve loved my entire life.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have lemon-garlic cornish hens using 8 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Lemon-garlic Cornish Hens:
  1. Take 2 large lemons
  2. Get 4 1-1/4 lb Cornish game hens, giblets removed
  3. Make ready 1/4 tsp each sea salt and black pepper
  4. Take 8 fresh thyme springs
  5. Prepare 2 T olive oil
  6. Get 2 bulbs garlic, peeled (about 20 cloves)
  7. Get 1/2 c dry white wine
  8. Get 1/2 c low-sodium, low-fat chicken broth
Steps to make Lemon-garlic Cornish Hens:
  1. Preheat oven to 450°F.
  2. Cut one lemon into 8 wedges. Sprinkle the cavity of each hen with salt and pepper. Stuff 2 lemon wedges and 2 thyme springs into cavity of each hen. Lift up skin and rub olive oil then rub oil on outside skin.
  3. Place hens in heavy roasting pan breast-side up. Scatter garlic cloves in the pan and pour wine over all.
  4. Roast hens 25 min. Lower oven to 350°F. Cut remaining lemon in half and squeeze over hens. Pour broth over hens.
  5. Roast hens 25 min or until internal temp is 165°F.
  6. Remove hens from roasting pan and set on carving board. Cut hens in half and place on serving platter.
  7. Pour pan juices and garlic into small saucepan and bring to boil. Serve gravy with hens.

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