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Cornish Game Hens with Orange and Honey Recipe

Cornish Game Hens with Orange and Honey Recipe

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Ingredients:

Serving

1 1/4 cups orange juice
1 1/4 cups dry red wine
1/2 cup honey
2 1/2 tbsp soy sauce
1/4 tsp ground cinnamon
1/8 tsp ground nutmeg
4 1 1/2- lb cornish game hens, giblets removed
3 small onions, quartered
12 garlic cloves, crushed
1 bunch watercress

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400°F. Whisk first 6 ingredients in medium bowl. Pour 2 cups sauce into medium saucepan. Reserve remaining 1 cup sauce.
Rinse hens inside and out. Pat hens dry with paper towels. Cut and scrape off any visible fat from hens. Sprinkle inside and out with salt and pepper. Place 3 onion quarters and 3 garlic cloves in cavity of each hen. Arrange hens on rack on large rimmed baking sheet.
Roast hens 10 minutes. Baste with reserved 1 cup sauce. Continue roasting until hens are golden and juices run clear when thickest part of thigh is pierced, basting often with pan juices and reserved 1 cup sauce, about 45 minutes longer.
Transfer hens to cutting board; tent with foil to keep warm. Transfer pan juices to 4-cup glass measuring cup. Spoon fat off top of pan juices. Pour pan juices into 2 cups sauce in saucepan. Boil until sauce is reduced to 1 1/2 cups, about 12 minutes.
Discard onions and garlic from hen cavities. Using poultry shears, cut hens in half lengthwise. Remove backbones. Spoon some sauce onto plates. Place hens atop sauce. Garnish with watercress. Serve with remaining sauce.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	528.61 Kcal (2213 kJ)
Calories from fat	92.36 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	10.26g	16%
Cholesterol	309.51mg	103%
Sodium	550.16mg	23%
Potassium	1119.89mg	24%
Total Carbs	26.62g	9%
Sugars	22.06g	88%
Dietary Fiber	0.72g	3%
Protein	69.58g	139%
Vitamin C	26.4mg	44%
Iron	3.6mg	20%
Calcium	65.8mg	7%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	111.62 Kcal (467 kJ)
Calories from fat	19.5 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	2.17g	16%
Cholesterol	65.36mg	103%
Sodium	116.17mg	23%
Potassium	236.47mg	24%
Total Carbs	5.62g	9%
Sugars	4.66g	88%
Dietary Fiber	0.15g	3%
Protein	14.69g	139%
Vitamin C	5.6mg	44%
Iron	0.8mg	20%
Calcium	13.9mg	7%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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