Cornish Hens with Fruit, Walnuts, and Honey Apple Glaze

Name: Cornish Hens with Fruit, Walnuts, and Honey Apple Glaze
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 59 milliliters apple juice; 2 Tbsps melted butter; 0 teaspoons cinnamon; 1 kilograms Cornish hens (about each), halved; 158 milliliters dried apricots, cut into thin slices; 0 teaspoons dried thyme; 0 teaspoons fresh-ground black pepper; 2 Tbsps honey; 158 milliliters raisins; 1 teaspoons salt; 2 tart apples, such as Granny Smith, peeled, cored, and diced; 237 milliliters walnuts, chopped

Cornish Hens with Fruit, Walnuts, and Honey Apple Glaze might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 4. Watching your figure? This gluten free and primal recipe has 1019 calories, 55g of protein, and 65g of fat per serving. 1 person found this recipe to be scrumptious and satisfying. A mixture of apple juice, butter, apricots, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. To use up the cinnamon you could follow this main course with the Cinnamon Fudge as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes.

Instructions

Heat the oven to 42

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Oven

In a roasting pan, combine the apples, apricots, raisins, walnuts, cinnamon, and butter.

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Apricot

Cinnamon

Raisins

Walnuts

Apple

Butter

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Roasting Pan

Spread the mixture over the bottom of the pan.

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Spread

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Frying Pan

In a small bowl, combine the apple juice, honey, thyme, and 1/4 teaspoon of the salt to make a glaze.

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Apple Juice

Glaze

Honey

Thyme

Salt

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Bowl

Sprinkle the Cornish hens with the remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt and the pepper and set them breast-side down on top of the fruit-and-nut mixture.

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Cornish Hens

Pepper

Fruit

Salt

Brush the hens with some of the glaze and then cook for 10 minutes.

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Glaze

Remove the roasting pan from the oven. Stir the fruit-and-nut mixture and turn the hens over.

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Fruit

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Oven

Brush them with more of the glaze, return the pan to the oven, and cook until just done, about 15 minutes longer. Glaze the hens one final time and serve them with the fruit-and-nut dressing.

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Fruit

Glaze

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Oven

Frying Pan

Menu Suggestions: Earthy wild rice or bulgar pilaf will balance the sweet fruit dressing here.

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Wild Rice

Fruit

Wine Recommendation: The fruits and nuts in this dish will pair well with the rich texture and flavor of a Tokay Pinot Gris, a white from Alsace in France. A red wine with plenty of fruit flavor, such as a grenache from California, would be another good match.

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Pinot Gris