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Gallery Cornish Hens with Forty Cloves of Garlic Recipe Summary Servings: 6

Ingredients Ingredient Checklist 40 cloves garlic, large cloves halved 13 sprigs fresh oregano 1 large yellow onion, peeled and cut into 1/4-inch half moons 1 rib celery, cut into 1/4-inch crescents 2 dried bay leaves 3 Cornish game hens 3 lemons, cut into quarters lengthwise 1/4 cup dry white wine 1/2 to 1 cup Homemade Chicken Stock Homemade Chicken Stock, or canned low-sodium chicken broth, skimmed of fat 1 1/2 teaspoons unsalted butter, melted

Gallery Cornish Hens with Forty Cloves of Garlic

Recipe Summary Servings: 6

Cornish Hens with Forty Cloves of Garlic

Cornish Hens with Forty Cloves of Garlic

Cornish Hens with Forty Cloves of Garlic

Recipe Summary Servings: 6

Recipe Summary

Servings: 6

Servings: 6

6

Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 40 cloves garlic, large cloves halved 13 sprigs fresh oregano 1 large yellow onion, peeled and cut into 1/4-inch half moons 1 rib celery, cut into 1/4-inch crescents 2 dried bay leaves 3 Cornish game hens 3 lemons, cut into quarters lengthwise 1/4 cup dry white wine 1/2 to 1 cup Homemade Chicken Stock Homemade Chicken Stock, or canned low-sodium chicken broth, skimmed of fat 1 1/2 teaspoons unsalted butter, melted

Directions

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Cut 6 garlic cloves crosswise into very thin slices. Set aside in a small bowl. In another small bowl, set aside 12 cloves. Pick leaves from 3 or 4 springs oregano, and set aside in a small bowl. Place remaining garlic cloves and oregano, onion, celery, and bay leaves in the bottom of a medium nonstick roasting pan.

With your finger, gently loosen the skin on the breast of the hens. Gently slide a few garlic slices and a few oregano leaves under the skin in a single layer. Place 4 garlic cloves, 1 sprig oregano, and 2 lemon wedges in the cavity of each hen; set aside remaining lemon wedges.

Tie each hen’s legs together with kitchen twine. Tuck wings under breast; place hens in pan over the garlic mixture.

Add wine and 1/2 cup chicken stock to pan. Brush the skin with melted butter; transfer pan to oven.

Cook, basting occasionally and adding more chicken stock to pan if dry, until golden brown and internal temperature reaches 165 degrees.when measured with a meat thermometer, 45 to 60 minutes. Remove hens from pan, and set aside on a board to rest 5 minutes before serving with reserved lemon wedges.

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   Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       12/24/2007   I've tried a 40 Garlic Chicken dish before, but this sounds more "exciting". Unfortunately, ALL our area butchers were out of Cornish Hens - something about "Christmas" and I should have "pre-ordered" - silly boys, our Christmas Eve plans changed last minute

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Add Rating & Review     16 Ratings   5 star values:        0    4 star values:        3    3 star values:        9    2 star values:        4    1 star values:        0

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16 Ratings 5 star values: 0 4 star values: 3 3 star values: 9 2 star values: 4 1 star values: 0

16 Ratings 5 star values: 0 4 star values: 3 3 star values: 9 2 star values: 4 1 star values: 0

16 Ratings 5 star values: 0 4 star values: 3 3 star values: 9 2 star values: 4 1 star values: 0

  • 5 star values: 0 4 star values: 3 3 star values: 9 2 star values: 4 1 star values: 0

    Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       12/24/2007   I've tried a 40 Garlic Chicken dish before, but this sounds more "exciting". Unfortunately, ALL our area butchers were out of Cornish Hens - something about "Christmas" and I should have "pre-ordered" - silly boys, our Christmas Eve plans changed last minute

    Martha Stewart Member

    Rating: Unrated 12/24/2007

I’ve tried a 40 Garlic Chicken dish before, but this sounds more “exciting”. Unfortunately, ALL our area butchers were out of Cornish Hens - something about “Christmas” and I should have “pre-ordered” - silly boys, our Christmas Eve plans changed last minute

Rating: Unrated

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