Roasted Guinea Hen With Chile Butter

Recipe Ingredients

2 tablespoons	30ml	Olive oil
1/2 cup	31g / 1.1oz	Minced shallots or green onions
2 tablespoons	30ml	Minced garlic
4 oz	113g	Unsalted butter - softened
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Ground cinnamon and cumin
1 1/2 tablespoons	22ml	Pure medium chile powder - <<or>>
1 teaspoon	5ml	Hot chipotle powder
2 tablespoons	30ml	Minced cilantro and/or parsley
1 tablespoon	15ml	Fresh lemon juice
		Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste

Recipe Instructions

In a small saute pan add olive oil, shallots and garlic and saute over moderate heat until soft but not brown. Remove and cool.

In a mixing bowl blend together the butter, cinnamon, cumin, chile powder, cooled shallot mixture, herbs, lemon juice and salt and pepper to taste. Loosen skin around breast and legs of Guinea Hen and with your fingers spread on layer of chile butter under skin. Be careful not to tear skin. Rub any remaining chile butter on hen and place breast side down on a roasting rack in a pan.

Place in a preheated 450 degree oven for 20 minutes.

Turn breast side up, reduce temperature to 350 degrees and continue to roast hen, basting with pan juices frequently (add a little white wine if desired). Roast for an additional 35 to 40 minutes or until a meat thermometer inserted into a fleshy part of the thigh registers 165 degrees. Transfer to a cutting board and let stand, covered loosely with foil, for 10 minutes before carving.

Source:
JOHN ASH SHOW #JA9761

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