3 cornish hens ancho Recipes

onion, cut into 1/8-inch thick rounds, cornish hens (1 to 1 1/4 lb each), salt , pepper, apple cider , boiled down to about 2/3 cup, cider vinegar, soy sauce, dried ancho chile powder or 1 tbsp other medium-hot chile, to taste, light brown sugar, garlic cloves, minced, salt and pepper, toasted pine nuts (optional)

cornish hens or poussins (about 1 1/2 lb each), achiote paste , recipe follows, chorizo, recipe follows (store-bought is fine ), garlic, finely chopped, carrot, finely chopped, celery stalk, finely chopped, white onion, finely chopped, coarsely crumbled cornbread, chopped fresh cilantro, chicken stock (low-sodium store-bought is fine ), freshly squeezed lime juice, freshly squeezed orange juice, olive oil, achiote paste, dried whole oregano (preferably mexican ) or dried marjoram, ground cumin, garlic, roughly chopped, ground beef chuck, ground pork, white wine vinegar, salt, garlic, very finely chopped, crushed dried oregano (preferably mexican ), ground canela (mexican cinnamon) or 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon, freshly ground black pepper, ground star anise, dry white wine, sugar, ancho chile powder