Cornish Game Hen with Double-Cranberry and Thyme Sauce

Name: Cornish Game Hen with Double-Cranberry and Thyme Sauce
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 Tbsps all purpose flour; 3 Tbsps butter, divided; 680 grams Cornish game hen, halved, backbone removed, rinsed, patted dry; 79 milliliters frozen cranberry juice cocktail concentrate, thawed; 3 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme, divided; 1 Tbsp golden brown sugar; 177 milliliters low-salt chicken broth; 59 milliliters dried sweetened cranberries; 118 milliliters white grape juice

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Cornish Game Hen with Double-Cranberry and Thyme Sauce a try. One portion of this dish contains approximately 61g of protein, 66g of fat, and a total of 1041 calories. This recipe covers 28% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 2. If you have thyme, low-salt chicken broth, cornish game hen, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the cranberry juice cocktail concentrate you could follow this main course with the Spiced Cranberry Bread Puddings as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 30 minutes.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 450°F. Blend 2 tablespoons butter, sugar, and 2 teaspoons thyme in small bowl.

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Sugar

Thyme

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Sprinkle hen halves with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Spread skin of each with half of butter mixture.

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Butter

Spread

Heat large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.

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Add hen halves, skin side down. Sear until deep brown, about 4 minutes. Turn, skin side up, and sear 1 minute.

Remove from heat.

Transfer hen halves, skin side up, to small rimmed baking sheet. Reserve skillet (mixture will be dark). Roast hen halves until cooked through and juices run clear when pierced with fork, about 20 minutes.

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Meanwhile, blend remaining 1 tablespoon butter and 1/2 tablespoon flour in small bowl.

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Butter

All Purpose Flour

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Add broth, grape juice, cranberry concentrate, and remaining 1 teaspoon thyme to reserved skillet. Boil until sauce is reduced to 3/4 cup, whisking often, about 7 minutes.

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Grape Juice

Cranberries

Broth

Sauce

Thyme

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Whisk in flour mixture and cranberries. Simmer until sauce coats spoon, stirring often, about 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Cranberries

All Purpose Flour

Sauce

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Transfer hen halves to plates. Spoonsauce over and serve.

: Look for the Cornish game hen in the frozen foods section of the supermarket. Or for easier preparation, buy one from the butcher and have him halve it and remove the backbone.

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Cornish Hens

One serving contains the following: Calories (kcal) 791.95; % Calories from Fat 52.5; Fat (g) 46.19; Saturated Fat (g) 18.83; Cholesterol (mg) 257.44; Carbohydrates (g) 55.57; Dietary Fiber (g) 1.16; Total Sugars (g) 46.94; Net Carbs (g) 54.41; Protein (g) 37.59

Bon Appétit