Roast Cornish Game Hens With Pineapple & Shallots
"From June 07' Ladies Home Journal. Looking forward to trying this for a party I'm hosting."
- Ready In:
- 1hr 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Serves:
-
12
ingredients
- 6 Cornish hens, cut in half, backbone removed (2 1/4 lbs. each)
- 12 small shallots, peeled and quartered
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
- 1⁄2 pineapple, rind cut away and core discarded, cut into 1/2 inch thick slices
directions
- Preheat oven to 400F and arrange rack in center. Rinse hens and pat dry; arrange, cut side down, on a large rimmed baking sheet. Toss together shallots and oil in a small bowl; arrange around hens. Combine butter and garlic in bowl ; brush hens. Season with salt and pepper. Roast 30 minutes.
- Preheat broiler and arrange rack 6 inches from heat. Broil hens till golden brown, 5 to 6 minutes. Transfer hens and shallots to a large serving platter.
- Pour drippings into a bowl. Arrange pineapple slices, in a single layer, on same baking sheet and lightly brush with some drippings (discard remaining drippings). Broil until just starting to brown, 5 to 7 minutes. Arrange on platter with hens; drizzle with pineapple juices from pan.
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I am 29 and a stay at home mom to 3 kids, 2 little girls with a sweet little boy sandwiched in between. I love to decorate cakes and make other sweets. I also love cooking healthy fresh whole food dishes, I have to balance out the sweets somehow. On Saturday evenings we entertain friends and try new recipes out and have a big meal together and enjoy the joy that comes around when good food and good company combine! I watch a little boy during the week and my husband works with his father in the family HVAC business. We love to tackle home projects and my husband usually gets the pay off with a really yummy meal. I write and do a little bit of artwork but most of it is translated into cakes now. We love to spend time outside and manage to have a small garden in the backyard that we can eat out of during the summer. I think it would be awesome to have some chickens for eggs and as pets but the neighborhood doesn't allow it so we will have to wait till we move back into the woods again.
