Cornbread-Stuffed Cornish Game Hens with Corn Maque Choux

Name: Cornbread-Stuffed Cornish Game Hens with Corn Maque Choux
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Cajun, Creole
Ingredients: 6 Tbsps (about) fresh apple cider or fresh apple juice; 4 bacon slices, each halved crosswise; 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 3 Tbsps butter; 118 milliliters chopped celery; 2 teaspoons coarse kosher salt; 2 kilograms Cornish game hens, rinsed, patted dry; 1 large egg, beaten to blend; 1 Tbsp chopped fresh sage; 1 Tbsp olive oil; 237 milliliters chopped onion; 355 milliliters diced peeled cored Granny Smith or Golden Delicious apples

Cornbread-Stuffed Cornish Game Hens with Corn Maque Choux might be just the Creole recipe you are searching for. This recipe makes 4 servings with 1478 calories, 105g of protein, and 103g of fat each. This recipe covers 41% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. If you have sage, corn muffins, onion, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the coarse kosher salt you could follow this main course with the Salty Sweet Granolan and Coconut Yogurt {Sugar Rush Gift Edition #4} as a dessert. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and דל פחמימות, diet.

Instructions

Melt butter in heavy largeskillet over medium-high heat.

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Butter

Add onionand celery; sauté until beginning to color,about 5 minutes.

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Celery

Add apples; sauté untilbeginning to soften, about 3 minutes.

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Apple

Mixin sage, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoonpepper; transfer to large bowl.

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Sage

Salt

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Bowl

Let standuntil almost cool, about 10 minutes.

Mix cornbread into vegetables.

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Vegetable

Cornbread

Addegg and toss to blend.

Mix in cheese, thenenough apple cider by tablespoonfuls toform stuffing that is moist but not wet.

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Apple Cider

Stuffing

Cheese

Sprinkle cavity of eachhen lightly with salt and pepper. Pack 1cup stuffing into each (place any leftoverstuffing into buttered ramekins and coverwith foil). Skewer cavities closed withtoothpicks or turkey lacers. Tuck wingtips under; tie legs together to hold shape.

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Salt And Pepper

Stuffing

Whole Turkey

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Ramekin

Skewers

Aluminum Foil

Mix sage, coarse salt, and pepper in smallbowl; sprinkle over hens.

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Coarse Salt

Pepper

Sage

Preheat oven to 400°F.

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Oven

Heat oil in largenonstick skillet over medium-high heat.

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Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Place 2 hens in skillet. Sauté until brown,turning often with wooden spoons (toprevent tearing skin), about 10 minutes.

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Frying Pan

Transfer to rimmed baking sheet, breastside up. Repeat with remaining hens.Drape 2 bacon strip halves over breast ofeach hen. Using kitchen string, tie baconstrips in place. (

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Bacon

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Kitchen Twine

Baking Sheet

Place any ramekins ofstuffing on baking sheet with hens.)

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Baking Sheet

Ramekin

Place hens (and extra stuffing) in oven.Roast hens until cooked through and juicesrun clear when thigh is pierced, about 45minutes. (Roast stuffing 30 minutes.)

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Stuffing

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Oven

Cutstrings off hens.

Transfer hens to plates.Spoon maque choux around hens and servewith extra stuffing.

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Stuffing

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Servings:

6Tbsps

(about) fresh apple cider or fresh apple juice 4

bacon slices, each halved crosswise 1teaspoon

freshly ground black pepper 3Tbsps

butter 118milliliters

chopped celery 2teaspoons

coarse kosher salt 2kilograms

Cornish game hens, rinsed, patted dry 1large

egg, beaten to blend 1Tbsp

chopped fresh sage 1Tbsp

olive oil 237milliliters

chopped onion 355milliliters

diced peeled cored Granny Smith or Golden Delicious apples

Recommended wine: Albarino, Rose Wine, Sauvignon Blanc

Cajun on the menu? Try pairing with Albarino, rosé Wine, and Sauvignon Blanc. These low-tannin, lower alcohol wines will complement the heat in spicy cajun dishes, instead of making your mouth burn more. The Neboan Albarino with a 4.3 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 15 dollars per bottle.