FRUIT CORNISH HENS

Cornish game hens stewed in fruit and sugar

I originally got this recipe from the Sunday magazine of the local paper. I served it last year for Christmas dinner, and it's very good. What's more, this recipe is easy: you just put everything in a bowl, marinate overnight, then bake until done!

Ingredients

(serves 8)

8 Cornish game hens (each about 500 g
12 large garlic cloves, peeled and finely minced
5 g dried oregano
salt (to taste)
pepper (to taste)
25 cl red wine vinegar
1 dl olive oil
150 g pitted prunes
150 g dried apricots
150 g pitted green olives
100 g capers (plus a bit of the juice)
8 bay leaves
200 g brown sugar
25 cl dry white wine
10 g Italian parsley (chopped)

Procedure

Clean hens well under cold water. Pat dry.
In a large bowl, combine hens, garlic, oregano, salt, pepper, vinegar, oil, prunes, apricots, olives, capers (with juice) and bay leaves. Cover and refrigerate overnight to marinate.
Preheat oven to 175C
Arrange game hens in 1 or 2 shallow roasting pans. Spoon all the marinade over the hens. Sprinkle evenly with brown sugar and pour wine around them.
Bake for 1 to 1 1/4 hours, basting frequently, until golden. Juice should look clear when thigh is pricked with a fork.
Transfer hens, fruit, olives and capers to a serving platter. Moisten with pan juices and sprinkle with parsley. Pass remaining pan juices in a sauceboat.

Rating

Difficulty: easy.
Time: 5 minutes preparation, overnight marinating, 1 hour cooking.
Precision: approximate measurement OK.

Contributor

 
Nancy Mintz 
UNIX System Development Lab, AT&T-IS, Summit, NJ 
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Recipe last modified: 26 Dec 86

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