Cornish Hens With Ancho-Cider Glaze Recipe

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Cornish Hens With Ancho-Cider Glaze
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Ingredients
11
Count
Nutrition
253
Calories
Total time
125
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Make the hens: About 2 hours before serving, preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Cover the bottom of a large shallow baking pan with the onion rounds. Tie together the legs of each hen with cotton string. Arrange the hens, breast side up, on top of the onion rounds, leaving some space around each bird so the skin will crisp. Season with salt and pepper.
  2. Make the glaze: Mix all the glaze ingredients (except salt and pepper) together in a small bowl.Spoon about 2 teaspoons of the mixture over each hen.
  3. Place the pan of hens in the preheated oven and reduce the heat to 325 degrees. Roast the hens for 30 minutes, basting with their pan juices once or twice. Then raise the heat back to 400 degrees, baste each hen with about 2 tablespoons of sauce, and continue roasting and basting with pan juices for 20 more minutes, or unril the thickest part of the breast reads 160 degrees on an instant-read thermometer. At this point spoon a bit more sauce over the hens and run them under the broiler briefly, so they turn a deep, rich brown. Watch them carefully so they don't burn.
  4. Remove the hens from the pan to a platter and let them rest in a warm placefor 10 to 15 minutes. Set the hens' roasting pan on two burners and remove the onions from the pan. Add any remaining basting sauce/glaze to the pan and raise the heat to medium-high. Using a wooden spatula, scrape any brown bits sticking to the pan and stir as you boil the pan sauce for 3 minutes, or until it's rich tasting and almost syrupy. Taste and adjust for seasoning.
  5. To serve the hens, place them on a warm platter, scrape the reduced pan juices over them, and scatter with the optional pine nuts. Serve hot.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 252.9 Kcal (1059 kJ)
Calories from fat 71.13 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 7.9g 12%
Cholesterol 85.98mg 29%
Sodium 239.26mg 10%
Potassium 546.64mg 12%
Total Carbs 24g 8%
Sugars 18.84g 75%
Dietary Fiber 1.09g 4%
Protein 20.75g 41%
Vitamin C 5mg 8%
Vitamin A 0.4mg 15%
Iron 1.5mg 8%
Calcium 39.2mg 4%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 83.1 Kcal (348 kJ)
Calories from fat 23.37 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 2.6g 12%
Cholesterol 28.25mg 29%
Sodium 78.62mg 10%
Potassium 179.62mg 12%
Total Carbs 7.89g 8%
Sugars 6.19g 75%
Dietary Fiber 0.36g 4%
Protein 6.82g 41%
Vitamin C 1.6mg 8%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 15%
Iron 0.5mg 8%
Calcium 12.9mg 4%

* 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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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 5.5
    Points
  • 6
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • low fat,
  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

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