Butterflied Cornish Hens with Sage Butter

Name: Butterflied Cornish Hens with Sage Butter
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 4 strips bacon, chopped; 1 stick butter, softened; 3 kilograms Cornish game hens, butterflied; 1 lemon, zested; 4 servings Olive oil, for sauteing; 5 to 7 sage leaves, finely chopped; 4 servings Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Butterflied Cornish Hens with Sage Butter might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 4. One serving contains 2007 calories, 139g of protein, and 157g of fat. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 50 minutes. If you have to 7 sage leaves, butter, cornish game hens, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the olive oil you could follow this main course with the Sauteed Banana, Granolan and Yogurt Parfait as a dessert. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, primal, and fodmap friendly diet.

Instructions

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Preheat oven to 425 degrees F.

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Oven

Place hens on a sheet tray fitted with a cooling rack in the refrigerator to dry skin out for 1 hour. Meanwhile, in a small pan over medium heat, melt butter with sage, zest, salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Butter

Sage

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Wire Rack

Frying Pan

Remove hens from refrigerator. Preheat 2 large saute pans over medium heat, lightly coat with oil. Season hens with salt and pepper and sear, skin side down, in the pans. Sear until skin caramelizes and turns golden brown and crispy, about 7 to 10 minutes. Flip birds over, and baste with sage butter.

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Salt And Pepper

Butter

Sage

Cooking Oil