Achiote Marinated Cornish Hens Stuffed with Chorizo and Mustard Greens

Name: Achiote Marinated Cornish Hens Stuffed with Chorizo and Mustard Greens
Prep time: 13 h 20 min
Cook time: 13 h 20 min
Total time: 13 h 20 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 package achiote paste; 1 baking potato (russet) peeled, diced, and blanched; 118 milliliters chicken stock; 2 poussins or Cornish hens; 1 teaspoon toasted cumin; 5 Tbsps chopped garlic, divided; 2 Tbsps sliced green olives; 1 teaspoon ground coriander; 1 bunch mustard greens, cleaned, trimmed and roughly chopped; 118 milliliters olive oil; 1 Spanish onion, diced; 1 teaspoon Mexican oregano; 2 servings Salt and freshly ground pepper; 4 large links hard, dried Spanish chorizo, diced

Achiote Marinated Cornish Hens Stuffed with Chorizo and Mustard Greens is a gluten free, dairy free, whole 30, and דל פחמימות, recipe with 2 servings. One portion of this dish contains roughly 84g of protein, 120g of fat, and a total of 1562 calories. This recipe covers 41% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It works best as a side dish, and is done in about 13 hours and 20 minutes. If you have chorizo, cumin, olive oil, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.

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Oven

Combine in a food processor the achiote paste, olive oil, cumin, coriander, oregano, and 1 tablespoon garlic. Make sure to puree all these ingredients until it becomes a paste. Rub the marinade inside the Cornish hen cavities, underneath the skin, as well as outside. Allow the hens to marinade overnight, refrigerated.

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Annatto Paste

Cornish Hens

Coriander

Olive Oil

Dry Seasoning Rub

Oregano

Garlic

Cumin

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Food Processor

Next day, heat up a large saute pan.

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Frying Pan

Add the chorizo and cook until crispy, about 5 minutes.

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Chorizo

Add the onion and remaining 4 tablespoons garlic and cook for another 2 minutes.

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Garlic

Onion

Add the mustard greens and deglaze with the chicken stock. Cook until greens have wilted, about 2 minutes, and then add the potato, green olives, and season, to taste, with salt and pepper. Once the stuffing has cooled, distribute it equally into the hens and place them on a sheet with a rack.

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Salt And Pepper