Cornish Hens with Strawberry-Balsamic Sauce recipe

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Ingredients

2 Cornish game hens
2 tablespoons olive oil
salt and ground black pepper to taste
2 sprigs fresh rosemary
kitchen twine
½ cup seedless strawberry jam
1 tablespoon white wine (such as Pacific Rim Dry Riesling)
1 ½ teaspoons balsamic vinegar
¼ teaspoon salt
⅛ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 dried Thai chile pepper

Nutrition Info

941.2 calories
carbohydrate: 56.3 g
cholesterol: 302 mg
fat: 55.5 g
fiber: 0.1 g
protein: 51.4 g
saturatedFat: 13.5 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 517.6 mg
sugar: 51.6 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Set a metal rack over a baking sheet.

  2. Rub Cornish hens with olive oil, season inside and out with salt and pepper. Place 1 sprig rosemary in the cavity of each hen. Tie legs together with kitchen twine. Place hens breast side-up on the rack.

  3. Roast hens in the preheated oven until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thigh, near the bone, reads 165 degrees F (74 degrees C), 25 to 35 minutes.

  4. Combine strawberry jam, white wine, balsamic vinegar, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/8 teaspoon pepper in a small saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir until jam starts to melt, about 3 minutes. Add Thai chile pepper, let steep for 5 minutes.

  5. Remove sauce from heat and discard pepper. Serve alongside Cornish hens.

Recipe Yield

2 servings

Recipe Note

A perfect special-event dinner that is sure to impress!

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