A Couple of Tipsy Chicks

Name: A Couple of Tipsy Chicks
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 3 h
Yield: 2 cornish hens, 2-4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 Cornish hens; 2 tablespoons light rum; 1/8 cup fresh lime juice; 2 tablespoons honey (raw, thick type is best); 1 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon pepper; 1/8 teaspoon ground coriander; 1/8 teaspoon cayenne (ground red pepper); 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder; 1 tablespoon butter, softened

Submitted by ChefLee

"I marinated these cornish hens in lime, rum, and honey and then gave them a slow roast! Hope you like them!"

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Ready In:: 3hrs
Ingredients:: 10
Yields:: 2 cornish hens
Serves:: 2-4

ingredients

2 Cornish hens
2 tablespoons light rum
¹⁄₈ cup fresh lime juice
2 tablespoons honey (raw, thick type is best)
1 teaspoon salt
¹⁄₂ teaspoon pepper
¹⁄₈ teaspoon ground coriander
¹⁄₈ teaspoon cayenne (ground red pepper)
¹⁄₂ teaspoon garlic powder
1 tablespoon butter, softened

directions

Wash your hens then dry them with a paper towel.
Mix together all other ingredients except butter and pour into a large ziploc bag with the cornish hens.
Marinate the hens for a couple of hours, turning the bag once or twice in the fridge.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Remove the hens from the plastic bag and place in a baking dish. (line with foil for less clean up) Pour the marinade on top of them.
Rub the butter all over the hens.
Put a little foil on the leg tips and wing tips or you can tie and tuck them to keep the tips from burning.
Roast the hens for 1 hour and 15 minutes until a meat thermometer reads 175 to 180 degrees when placed in the dark meat.
Let the hens rest, covered with foil, for 10 minutes then serve!

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Reviews

Great flavor on these birds! Since I was using my Farberware rotisserie, and wouldn't be able to roast them IN the marinade, I doubled the amount of marinade so the birds would get more soaked in. Will be making this again! Made for Fall 2008 PAC.

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