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Honey Game Hens

Type: Poultry
Courses: Main Course
Serves: 6 people

Recipe Ingredients

6   Cornish game hens - (abt 3/4 to 1 lb ea)
4   Garlic cloves - chopped
1   Ginger - (abt 1") - peeled, chopped
1/2 cup 118mlSoy sauce
1/2 cup 118mlHoney
2 tablespoons 30mlPeanut oil
2 tablespoons 30mlOrange juice
1 tablespoon 15mlMunced orange zest

Recipe Instructions

Rinse hens, trim off excess fat, and pat dry; place in bowl. Put garlic and ginger in food processor and process until nearly smooth. In another bowl, combine soy sauce, honey, oil, orange juice, and zest. Add the garlic and ginger. Pour mixture over game hens, coating well. Refrigerate overnight, turning in marinade several times.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

Place game hens in shallow roasting pan; pour marinade on top. Bake for 1 hour, basting every 15 minutes. Remove hens to serving platter. Pour cooking juices into small, heavy saucepan and boil for 4 minutes, or until sauce thickens. Pour over hens just before serving. Serve with sesame noodles or rice pilaf. These hens can also be grilled; just remember to baste often.

This recipe yields 6 servings.

Source:
PAULA'S HOME COOKING with Paula Deen - (Show # PA-1C18) - from the TV FOOD NETWORK

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