Cornish Hens with Creamy Chipotle Sauce
Tandori-Style Game Hens with Corn and Cumin-Tomato Sauce
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* Exported from MasterCook *
Cornish Hens with Creamy Chipotle Sauce
Recipe By :Food and Wine November 1996
Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :2:00
Categories : Chicken Cornish Game Hens
Mexican
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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4 each Cornish game hens -- about 1 1/4 pounds
2 1/2 cups Roasted Tomatillo-Chipotle Salsa -- separate recipe
1 pound green beans -- trimmed
1 large white onions -- sliced 3/8" thick
1/2 cup heavy cream
1 tablespoon vegetable or olive oil
salt, preferably coarse
Rinse the hens and pat dry. Set them in a bowl and coat with the Roasted
Tomatillo-Chipotle Salsa. Cover and let stand at room temperature for 1
hour. In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook the green beans and onion
slices until both are crisp-tender, about 4 minutes. Drain and spread out
on a tray to cool.
Preheat oven to 450-degrees. Scrape the marinade from the hens back into
the bowl and stir in the cream. Set the hens, breast side up, in a large
oiled roasting pan with the legs facing out. Brush hens with the oil,
season with salt and roast in the middle of the oven for 15 minutes.
Arrange the beans and onions around the hens, pour the marinade over and
roast for about 20 minutes longer, or until the thigh juices run clear when
pierced.
Transfer the hens and vegetables to a serving platter and cover loosely
with foil. Spoon off any fat from the pan sauce. Set the roasting pan
over 2 burners on moderate heat and boil, scraping up any browned bits, for
1 minute. Season with salt. Spoon half of the sauce around the hens and
serve with the remaining sauce.
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 816 Calories; 58g Fat (65.0%
calories from fat); 60g Protein; 10g Carbohydrate; 4g Dietary Fiber; 380mg
Cholesterol; 223mg Sodium. Exchanges: 8 Lean Meat; 2 Vegetable; 0 Non-Fat
Milk; 7 Fat.
Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
* Exported from MasterCook *
Tandori-Style Game Hens with Corn and Cumin-Tomato Sauce
Recipe By :Bon Appetit Sept 1996
Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :1:45
Categories : Chicken Cornish Game Hens
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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-HENS
1 1/4 cups buttermilk
1/2 cup fresh cilantro -- chopped
4 teaspoons garlic -- minced
4 teaspoons fresh ginger -- minced
4 teaspoons serrano pepper -- chopped
2 teaspoons turmeric
6 each Cornish game hens -- 1 1/2 pounds
-SAUCE
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 cups onions -- chopped
3 1/2 cups plum tomatoes -- seeded and chopped
-about 2 pounds
1/4 cup dry white wine
2 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 cup whipping cream
-CORN
1 1/2 tablespoons vegetable oil
4 1/2 cups corn kernels -- (from 4 ears)
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
3/4 teaspoon turmeric
1/2 cup fresh cilantro -- chopped
FOR HENS: Mix first 6 ingredients in medium bowl. Place hens in 15x10x2-
inch glass baking dish. Pour buttermilk mixture over hens. Cover; chill
overnight.
Preheat oven to 400-degrees. Transfer hens to heavy 17x11x1-inch baking
pan. Sprinkle inside and outside of hens with salt and pepper. Pour
marinade over. Bake until cooked through, basting occasionally with
juices, about 1 hour 10 minutes.
MEANWHILE, PREPARE SAUCE: Heat oil in heavy medium saucepan over medium-
high heat. Add onions and saute until golden, about 6 minutes. Add
tomatoes, wine and cumin; saute until tomatoes are tender, about 10 minutes.
Puree mixture in blender; return to saucepan. Add cream and simmer until
slightly thickened, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Keep
warm.
FOR CORN: Heat oil in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add
corn, cumin and turmeric; saute until corn is heated through, about 5
minutes. Stir in cilantro. Season with salt and pepper.
Spoon some of sauce onto center of each plate. Place hens atop sauce.
Spoon corn onto plates, dividing equally/
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 1040 Calories; 69g Fat (59.7%
calories from fat); 66g Protein; 39g Carbohydrate; 6g Dietary Fiber; 396mg
Cholesterol; 296mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1 1/2 Grain(Starch); 8 Lean Meat; 2
Vegetable; 1/2 Non-Fat Milk; 9 Fat.
NOTES : Full of exotic flavors and vibrant colors - a perfect special-
occasion entree. Begin marinating the hens a day before the party.
Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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