Cornish Hens Au Vin

Name: Cornish Hens Au Vin
Prep time: 55 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 4 Cornish hens, about 1 pound each, rinsed and patted dry; 473 milliliters dry white wine; 3 garlic cloves; 8 servings Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper; 4 slices thick-cut bacon; 118 milliliters unbleached all-purpose flour; 237 milliliters water

Cornish Hens Au Vin might be a good recipe to expand your main course recipe box. Watching your figure? This dairy free recipe has 604 calories, 42g of protein, and 39g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 8. If you have cornish hens, wine, unbleached flour, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the kosher salt you could follow this main course with the Low Fat Crumbs Cake (Kosher-Dairy) as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 55 minutes. Cornish Hens, Cornish Hens, and Golden Cornish Hens are very similar to this recipe.

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Heat a large Dutch oven over medium heat and add the bacon. Cook until browned and crisp and the fat is rendered.

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Bacon

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Dutch Oven

Remove the bacon to a paper-towel lined plate to drain.

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Bacon

Put the flour in a large bowl and season heavily with salt and pepper, to taste. Toss the hens in the seasoned flour until coated, shaking off excess.

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Salt And Pepper

All Purpose Flour

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Bowl

Heat the pan with the bacon fat over medium heat.

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Bacon Drippings

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Frying Pan

Add the hens and brown on all sides. Carefully add the wine, letting it bubble and release the browned bits on the bottom of the pan. Stir in the water and garlic cloves and bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to a gentle simmer. Cover and braise until hens are cooked through, about 20 minutes.

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Whole Garlic Cloves

Water

Wine

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Transfer the hens to a platter and cover with aluminum foil to keep warm. Continue simmering the liquid, uncovered, until thickened, about 10 minutes. Taste the gravy and season with salt and pepper, if necessary. Nestle the hens in the gravy and simmer until heated through. Arrange the hens on a serving platter. Crumble the bacon over the top and serve immediately with the gravy.

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Salt And Pepper

Bacon

Gravy