Glazed Cornish Game Hens With Apricot Pistachio Dressing

Name: Glazed Cornish Game Hens With Apricot Pistachio Dressing
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 118 milliliters apricot jam; 59 milliliters balsamic vinegar; 3 kilograms Cornish game hens (about each), cut down the backbone with heavy-duty scissors and spread open; 237 milliliters dried apricots, cut into medium dice; 118 milliliters chopped fresh parsley; 473 milliliters kosher salt; 3 Tbsps olive oil; 2 mediums large onion, cut into medium dice; 118 milliliters pistachio nuts, coarsely chopped

Glazed Cornish Game Hens With Apricot Pistachio Dressing might be a good recipe to expand your main course recipe box. This recipe serves 8. One portion of this dish contains roughly 61g of protein, 57g of fat, and a total of 831 calories. If you have olive oil, balsamic vinegar, parsley, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the balsamic vinegar you could follow this main course with the Skinny Strawberry Ice Cream as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, and דל פחמימות, diet. Pistachio Crusted Cornish Game Hens, Cornish Game Hens with Apricot Sauce, and Pomegranate Glazed Cornish Game Hens are very similar to this recipe.

Instructions

Brining the hens before roasting improves their flavor: Dissolve 2 cups of kosher salt in a clean bucket filled with 5 quarts of water.

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Kosher Salt

Water

Add prepared hens and soak for 2 hours. Rinse thoroughly; pat dry.

Adjust oven rack to upper middle position, and heat oven to 450 degrees.

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Oven

Heat oil in a large skillet.

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Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Saute onions until softened, about 7 minutes. Stir in apricots, then spread mixture onto a large (about 18-by-12-inch) lipped cookie sheet.

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Apricot

Onion

Spread

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Baking Sheet

Lay hens over the mixture.

Mix jam and vinegar, and brush all but a few tablespoons over hens.

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Vinegar

Jam

Bake hens, brushing 2 or 3 times with remaining jam mixture and accumulated pan juices, until hens are golden brown and juices run clear, about 45 minutes. Turn heat from bake to broil, then cook until hens are spotty brown, watching carefully so they don't burn, 4 to 5 minutes.

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Jam

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Oven

Frying Pan

Transfer hens to a large platter with tongs, then cut in half at the breastbone to create individual servings.

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Tongs

Return apricot dressing to the oven and broil to evaporate some of the excess liquid, about 5 minutes longer. Stir in pistachios and parsley. Spoon in a mound next to hens.

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Pistachio Nuts