Cornish Game Hen with Sausage Stuffing
This is a recipe I developed many years ago and return to it two or three times every year.
Course:
Main Course
Servings: 2
Ingredients
Ingredients for the marinade:
- 2+ T olive oil
- ½ t coarse salt Morton’s Kosher
- Freshly ground pepper
- ½ t dried thyme
- ½ t minced rosemary (optional)
Ingredients for the sausage stuffing
- ½ lb. Moody's breakfast sausage
- 1 small onion, finely chopped
- 1 t minced garlic
- ½ - 1/4 t thyme
- ½ - 1/4 t rosemary
- Dash cayenne pepper (<1/8 t)
- ½ t (scant) crushed fennel seeds
- Salt and pepper to taste (I often eliminate the salt)
Instructions
Preparation:
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Marinate 2 hens for at least 6 hours.
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Blend in herbs to sausage as if you were kneading dough.
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Pre-heat the oven to 350°.
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Stuff the hens and bake @ 350° for 1 hour & 20 minutes, basting the hens every 20 minutes with the reserved marinade.
Recipe Notes
Note: you want to make certain the sausage stuffing is well cooked. One hour, twenty minutes is the minimum.
Wine pairing: This goes well with a Pinot Noir.
Enjoy!
