Soy And Vinegar Marinated Cornish Game Hens Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Place game hen halves with skin sides up into a 9x13-inch roasting pan.
• Roast hens in the preheated oven for 35 minutes.
• Stir orange juice, honey, soy sauce, and vinegar together in a small bowl; brush mixture over hens.
• Roast hens for 5 more minutes and baste again with orange juice mixture. Roast until skin is browned and meat is no longer pink inside, about 10 more minutes.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• In a large bowl, mix soy sauce, oyster sauce, garlic, and pepper. Place Cornish game hens in the mixture, and marinate 10 minutes.
• Transfer hens to a medium baking dish, and cover with the marinade mixture. Cover dish, and bake 30 minutes in the preheated oven.
• Remove cover from dish, and place 1/2 the butter on each hen. Increase oven temperature to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Basting frequently with the marinade mixture, continue baking 30 minutes, or until exterior of the hens is lightly browned and crisp, the interior is no longer pink, and juices run clear.

Steps:

• Marinate the hens in the above ingredients in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours to 12 hours.
• Turn hens occasionally.
• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F.
• Arrange hens skin side up in a 13" X 9" baking pan and pour marinade over the hens.
• Bake 20-25 minutes, or until done.
• Discard bay leaves and serve with rice.

Steps:

• Mix the honey, mustard, garlic, 3 tablespoons oil, thyme and cinnamon together in a bowl and set aside. Remove the wing tips from the hens. Roll the hens in the marinade and marinate overnight.
• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F.
• Season the birds inside and out with salt and pepper. Cut the lemon in half and squeeze over each bird. Put a used lemon half in the cavity of each bird. Truss the birds.
• Set a rack in a roasting pan and brush the rack with several tablespoons vegetable oil. Place the birds, breast side down on the oiled rack. Roast for 30 minutes. Turn the birds breast side up, reduce the heat to 350 degrees and roast an additional 15 to 20 minutes or until the hens are cooked through and the skin is brown. Allow the hens to rest 10 minutes before serving.

Steps:

• In a small bowl, combine juice, jerk seasoning and oil. Rinse halved hens and pat dry with paper towels. Put the hens in a zip-top bag and pour in the marinade. Turn hens in the bag to coat evenly. Close the bag and refrigerate for 2 to 4 hours.
• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Remove the hens from the marinade and place in a roasting pan, breast-side up. Pour the remaining marinade over the hens. Roast for 40 to 45 minutes or until cooked through and golden brown.
• Garnish with cilantro.

Steps:

• Make marinade:
• Thinly slice lower 6 inches of lemongrass stalks, discarding remainder of stalks
• In a food processor or blender finely grind together sliced lemongrass, coriander, shallot, garlic, and gingerroot. Add sugar, curry powder, pepper, salt, fish sauce, and 1 cup coconut milk and purée.
• Quarter each hen and divide between 2 large resealable plastic bags. Divide marinade between bags and seal bags, pressing out excess air. Put bags in large shallow dish and marinate hens, chilled, turning bag once or twice, overnight.
• Preheat oven to 450°F. and line a large shallow roasting pan with foil.
• Remove hens from marinade, reserving marinade, and arranged hens, skin sides up, in prepared pan. Roast hens 20 to 25 minutes, or until just cooked through.
• While hens are roasting, in a small saucepan combine reserved marinade and remaining 1 cup coconut milk. Cook sauce at a slow boil, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes and strain through a fine sieve into another small saucepan to keep warm.
• Serve hens with marinade sauce and/or sweet chili sauce for dipping if desired.

Steps:

• Remove bags with liver and necks from hens, wash hens well pat dry.
• Rub hens with oil.
• Prepare marinade, place hens in either glass bowl or 2 plastic bags,pour marinade over hens.
• Let hens marinate overnight in refrigerator turning hens or bags over occasionally.
• Next day remove hens from marinade and place onto a roasting rack.
• Roast hens at 400 F for 50 to 60 minutes, turning once during cooking time and baisting with matinade occasionally.
• Check for doneness by piercing with a fork,
• hens should be fork tender and juices should run clear.
• Can serve whole hens or cut hebs in half lenghtwise to double.

Steps:

• In a bowl stir together soy sauce, vinegar, garlic, oregano, bay leaves, and salt and pepper to taste. Put hens in a large sealable plastic bag and pour soy sauce mixture over them. Seal bag, pressing out extra air, and put in a bowl or shallow dish. Marinate hens, chilled, turning bag once or twice, at least 2 hours and up to 12.
• Preheat oven to 450.
• Arrange hens, skin side up, in a baking pan, 13 by 9 by 2 inches, and pour marinade around them. Bake hens in middle of oven 20 to 25 minutes, or until just cooked through.
• Discard bay leaves and serve Cornish hens with rice.