Description
Cornish Game Hen has always been a favorite of mine. It tastes good, and you can play around with it in so many ways and when you plate it for dinner it makes you look like a culinary genius! Easier to manage than a big chicken and soft and juicy on the inside.
Ingredients
- 2 medium sized Cornish Game Hens
- 2 teaspoons paprika
- 2 teaspoons garlic salt
- Salt & pepper to taste
- 6 cups cooked and drained cauliflower “rice” or cooked white rice (for those eating rice)
- 2–3 tablespoons unsalted grass-fed butter or ghee
- 2 medium yellow onions, finely chopped
- 2 medium celery stalks, diced into medium pieces (about ¾ cup)
- 1/3 cup finely chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh sage or 2 teaspoons dried
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh thyme or 2 teaspoons dried
- Oil, butter or ghee to grease pan
- Optional Orange Sauce
- 1 cup fresh, no pulp orange juice
- 1/8 cup Dijon mustard
- 1/4 cup organic honey
- OPTIONAL: 1/4 cup gluten-free soy sauce
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425F degrees.
- Grease your glass Pyrex dish, or baking dish of choice with oil, butter or ghee.
- Cut hens in halves.
- Salt and pepper the hens.
- Salt inside the cavity.
- Sprinkle the paprika and garlic on the hens.
- Add some fresh cracked pepper and a few pinches of salt.
- Heat your skillet and warm the butter.
- Cook your onions until clear and soft.
- Add your celery and cook for another 2-3 minutes, stirring the whole time.
- Remove from heat source.
- Add your cauliflower or rice and stir.
- Add in your parsley, sage and thyme.
- Place “stuffing” in the baking dish and spread evenly.
- Place the hens skin side up on the pan.
- Cover with foil lightly.
- Roast in the 425F degree oven for 40 minutes.
- Uncover and reduce oven to 375F degrees.
- Bake for another 15 minutes, uncovered, until golden on top.
- Add some additional butter or ghee to the stuffing as needed.
- Remove and let sit for 10 minutes before serving.
- Salt to taste.
- Optional Orange Sauce
- Add all ingredients to a saucepan and heat up.
- Serve on top of the dish or as an optional side condiment.
- Enjoy!
Notes
You may serve the hens on plain “cauliflower” rice or plain rice and omit any seasoning if you prefer.
