ROAST CORNISH HENS AND SWEET POTATOES (NIGELLA LAWSON)
Make and share this Roast Cornish Hens and Sweet Potatoes (Nigella Lawson) recipe from Food.com.
Provided by ratherbeswimmin
Categories < 4 Hours
Time 1h15m
Yield 2 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 425°; place the birds in a small baking pan or foil pan; pouring over 1 tablespoon of oil.
- Cut the unpeeled sweet potato into 2 ½ inch cubes and put them into another smallish pan or foil pan.
- Pour over the other tablespoon of oil and sprinkle over the spices, then toss everything together by shaking the pan.
- Cook both the hens and sweet potatoes in the preheated oven for 45 minutes.
- Put each Cornish hen on a plate, with a tangle of water cress and the sweet potatoes alonside.
- Sprinkle with kosher salt to taste and spritz with lime juice.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 334.9, Fat 8.1, SaturatedFat 2, Cholesterol 217.5, Sodium 198.8, Carbohydrate 13.4, Fiber 2.1, Sugar 2.7, Protein 49
SPATCHCOCKED CORNISH HEN WITH BABY LEAF SALAD AND SOURDOUGH CROUTONS
Provided by Nigella Lawson : Food Network
Time 1h45m
Yield 2 servings
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F and leave the bread slices out on the wire rack to dry a little.
- To spatchcock the Cornish hen, get some strong, sharp scissors (or poultry shears) and cut down either side of the spine, take out the spine, then press down on the breast to open it out flat. Cut the Cornish hen in half. Put it into a small roasting pan; you can toss in the spine to give extra flavor for the dressing later.
- Drizzle the hen with 1 tablespoon of the olive oil, sprinkle with paprika and thyme sprigs, and throw in the unpeeled garlic cloves. Roast until the Cornish hen is reddish-gold on top, and cooked through, about 30 to 40 minutes.
- Meanwhile, put the golden raisins into a small saucepan with the vermouth or white wine. Bring to a bubble over low heat on the stove top. Remove the pan from the heat, and leave for about 10 minutes or, better still, leave it to cool while the Cornish hen is roasting.
- Toast the pine nuts in a hot, dry frying pan over low heat until golden. Remove the pine nuts from the pan to a small bowl. Slice the crusts from the bread and cut into croutons. Heat the remaining tablespoon of olive oil in the frying pan and fry the croutons until golden and crisp. Remove to a plate.
- Once the bird is cooked, take the pan out of the oven and let stand for 5 to 10 minutes. Discard the spine and thyme sprigs. Arrange the salad leaves on a couple of plates. Whisk together the Dijon mustard, salt, vinegar, and 3 tablespoons of the cold-pressed canola or extra-virgin olive oil in a bowl. Remove the Cornish hen and garlic cloves to a board, add the juices from the roasting pan to the dressing, and whisk again. If you want to get every last bit of pan-flavor out, add a little hot water from a recently boiled kettle and swirl it around the pan Add this liquid to the dressing, then whisk in the soused golden raisins.
- Set each half of Cornish hen on top of the salad on the plates and add 2 garlic cloves (provided they don't look too burned, though scorched and caramelly is good). Give the dressing a final whisk and pour it over the hen and the salad. Sprinkle with toasted pine nuts, croutons, and a few fresh sprigs of thyme.
ROASTED CORNISH GAME HENS
This is an easy weeknight dinner that will feed 4. I just love what rosemary, thyme, and Dijon do to these delectable little birds. It's great served over baked sweet potatoes or fingerlings.
Provided by Penny Stettinius
Categories Poultry
Time 1h15m
Yield 4 halves, 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
- Rinse and dry the hens.
- In the bowl of a mini food processor, add the mustard, wine, rosemary, thyme, oil, salt and pepper.
- Pulse until all is a smooth paste. It will be more of a liquid form than a paste.
- Place the hens in a little roasting pan and shmear the mixture all over the birds, under the skin, around the breasts, and into the cavity.
- Roast, breast side down for 25 minutes then flip and roast for another 25-35 minutes, or until done.
- Remove from the oven and let rest at least 10 minutes.
- Cut each hen in half, down the breastbone, and serve with some sauce on top.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 166.2, Fat 5.5, SaturatedFat 1.2, Cholesterol 108.8, Sodium 603.5, Carbohydrate 2.1, Fiber 0.6, Sugar 0.2, Protein 24.6
ROAST CORNISH HENS WITH ROSEMARY, POTATOES, LEMONS & WINE
This is the best and easiest chicken dish in Italy or anywhere. If you really wish to impress your guests at a dinner party, serve this dish. Even if you can't boil water, you will be able to make this classic, since everything is simply tossed with olive oil, placed in a pan, and roasted. The potatoes are suffused with oil and fresh rosemary, the chicken is crisp and juicy, and the sauce in the pan is perfect for a last crust of bread. From 'Rome, at Home' by Suzanne Dunaway.
Provided by BecR2400
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 1h20m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Brush the chicken or game hens liberally with some of the olive oil and season with salt and pepper inside and out. Sprinkle with paprika.
- Place the lemon quarters in the cavity, giving each (lemon) a little squeeze to release the oil from the skins.
- Season the potatoes with salt and pepper and toss them with the rest of the olive oil and the rosemary leaves. Spread them around the chicken in a large baking pan.
- Fold a piece of aluminum foil double into a rectangle about the size of the chicken. Grease it down the middle, making a little tent, and lay the foil loosely over the breast.
- Roast the chicken for 45 minutes, basting 2 to 3 times with the fat in the pan.
- Add the wine (it will quickly evaporate in the hot oven, leaving a lovely flavor in the potatoes), remove the foil, and cook for 15 to 20 more minutes.
- If the breast is not browned enough, turn on the broiler for a few seconds to crisp the skin, but watch carefully so as not to burn your masterpiece.
- Carve the large chicken or split the game hens and serve with the potatoes and the pan juices poured over the chicken.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 945.6, Fat 62.2, SaturatedFat 13.8, Cholesterol 160.4, Sodium 167.3, Carbohydrate 44, Fiber 5.9, Sugar 3.1, Protein 42.6
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