Smothered Cornish Game Hens
"This is a change for cornish hen recipes. It is quite tasty."
photo by Catnip46
- Ready In:
- 1hr 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 2 Cornish hens, split
- 1⁄2 cup butter
- 1⁄4 cup all-purpose flour
- 2 cups chicken broth
- 1⁄2 cup dry sherry
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3⁄4 teaspoon pepper
directions
- Brown hens in the butter in a large skillet over a medium-high heat.
- Then place with breast up in a 13x9 baking dish.
- Add flour into the skillet stirring until smooth.
- Cook 2 minutes; stirring constantly over medium heat.
- Slowly stir in the broth and sherry; cook over medium heat, constantly stirring, until mixture is thickened and bubbly.
- Stir in salt and pepper.
- Pour sauce over hens and bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour covered.
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Reviews
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Very good recipe; the hens were perfectly cooked and so moist using this method. I used white wine instead of sherry, and tucked some carrot chunks and red potato wedges in with the hens to make a complete meal. -
This is a great recipe! The sauce was delicious and could probably be used for many different meats. My only issue was the massive amount of butter involved; the end result was a bit oily (from the butter and the birds). I may experiment with using less butter. -
I made this recipe as written. The results can be describe with one word, "WOW". The hen was moist and tender with a lot of flavor. Thanks for sharing. -
Very good! I did add some chopped onions and minced garlic otherwise I followed your recipe the way you wrote it. Very moist and so tender. I served this with green bean casserole and rice. Next time I'll add some carrots and potatoes. Thanks Ranger Rover for posting. -
We eat cornish hens at least once a week; my DH loves them, so this was a great change from the ordinary way that we always make them. I cut up some potatoes and carrots and placed them around the hens...dinner in one pot...LOVE IT!
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Very good recipe; the hens were perfectly cooked and so moist using this method. I used white wine instead of sherry, and tucked some carrot chunks and red potato wedges in with the hens to make a complete meal.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
The Range Rover
white springs, florida
I'm a happily married father of four. I love to cook for my family as much as I can. But is hard when you have a wife that cooks as much as mine. Some of you might know her as The Recipe Fairy. It is also hard for me being a law enforcement officer. But when I get the chance I enjoy myself for I am cooking for my love ones.
