12 homemade hen Recipes

qt. rich chicken stock (preferably homemade ), fresh mushrooms (i used fresh porcinis, bookshelf, hen-in-the-woods, and criminis), french-cut green beans, tomatoes, head garlic, fresh basil, extra-virgin olive oil, country ham or prosciutto, cut into matchsticks, spinach-cheese tortellini, salt and pepper

hens, onions, celery ribs, cream of chicken soup(undiluted ), sage, fresh cloves of garlic chrushed, accent (optional), celery seeds, salt & pepper to taste, eggs, homemade cornbread

almonds, canned low-sodium chicken broth or homemade stock, dried apricots, chopped, salt, couscous, butter, honey, ground cinnamon, fresh-ground black pepper, cornish hens (about 1 1/4 lb each), cooking oil, water

shucked oysters and their liquor, butter, chopped yellow onions, chopped green bell peppers, chopped celery, salt, divided, essence, divided , recipe follows, cayenne pepper, bay leaf, minced garlic, chopped fresh basil leaves, chicken stock or water, chopped green onions, cubes) french bread or homemade-style white bread, freshly grated parmesan, cornish hens, olive oil, divided, sauteed spinach , for serving, paprika, salt, garlic powder, black pepper, onion powder, cayenne pepper, dried oregano, dried thyme

dried california figs, pitted and roughly chopped, honey, lemon juice, warm water, balsamic vinegar, unsalted butter , for the glaze, kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper, extra-virgin olive oil, onion, finely chopped, chopped rosemary leaves, loose sweet italian sausage, all-purpose flour, cornbread muffins , torn into pieces, or 1/2 loaf cornbread, cubed (about 2 cups), rehydrated dried figs, roughly chopped, salt, pepper, egg, lightly beaten, heavy cream, chicken stock, homemade or store-bought, cornish game hens , 1 to 1 1/2 lb each, unsalted butter, room temperature, kosher salt, freshly ground black pepper

cornish hens, washed and patted dry, salt, garam masala, maple-tamarind glaze , recipe follows, canola oil, shallots, finely chopped, minced or grated fresh ginger, red chili flakes, homemade chicken stock, black peppercorns, pure maple syrup, tamarind paste, salt and freshly ground black pepper

fresh lemon juice, lemon , zested and coarsely chopped, plus 2 tsp finely grated rind, shallots, coarsely chopped , plus 2 shallots, finely diced, olive oil , plus 1/4 cup, fresh thyme , plus 1 tbsp leaves, guinea hen , rinsed well with cold water and patted dry, salt and freshly ground pepper, dry white wine, homemade chicken stock, lemon, peeled and segmented, roasted brussels sprouts with serrano ham, recipe follows, olive oil, slab serrano ham, cut into 1/2-inch dice, brussels sprouts, trimmed, salt and freshly ground pepper

hen or fryer, stewed, onion, stalks celery, homemade cornbread (any recipe ), cornflakes, sleeve of saltine crackers, homemade bread crumbs or 1 package. (18 oz.) stuffing mix, salt and pepper to taste

qts. chicken stock (must be homemade!), flour, oil, chicken or guinea hen, without giblets, cut up, andouillesausage , sliced about 1/4 thick on the bias (you may substitute hot or mild smoked sausage if good andouille isn tsp available) and/or fresh creole hot sausage, browned, shrimp, peeled and deveined, blue crabs, cleaned, broken in half and claws pulled off (or for a more elegant looking gumbo, omit and instead add 1-1/2 lb lump white crabmeat, picked over for shells and cartilage), okra, sliced (leave out if you don tsp like okra, but be sure to add file at the end if you leave out the okra), onions, chopped, green onions with tops, chopped, bell peppers, chopped, ribs celery, chopped, several cloves garlic, minced, bay leaves, fresh parsley, chopped, black, white and cayenne peppers , to taste, salt to taste, few dashes tabasco , or to taste., file powder (only if you don tsp use okra!), steaming hot louisiana long-grain rice

roasting chickens or 1 stew hen, garlic cloves, slivered, lemon juice, white wine (optional), chicken stock (homemade or a good soup base. ordinary bullion cubes are salty and tasteless)