Apple-glazed Cornish Game Hens

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 dessert apple, quartered
• 4 (1 3/4 lb) rock cornish hens
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 1/2 cup apple juice
• 2 tablespoons clear honey
• 1 lemon, juice and zest of, large finely grated
• 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar
• apple, slices to garnish
• lemon slice, to garnish
• 2 -3 sprigs flat leaf parsley, to garnish

Recipe

• 1 place an apple quarter inside each hen, set the hens in a roasting pan, and make cuts in the flesh.
• 2 brush with the butter and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• 3 mix together the remaining ingredients, except the garnish, and pour over the hens.
• 4 roast the hens in a preheated 375f oven for 11/4 hours or until the juices run clear.
• 5 turn the hens 3-4 times during roasting, and baste well with the cooking juices. remove from pan and let stand, covered with foil, for 10 minutes.
• 6 skim off the excess fat from the cooking juices, place the pan on top of the stove, and boil, stirring, until slightly reduced.
• 7 arrange the hens on a warmed platter, garnish, and serve at once. pass the cooking juices separately.