Larrupin Cornish Hens with Orange-Brandy Glaze

Name: Larrupin Cornish Hens with Orange-Brandy Glaze
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp black pepper; 118 milliliters brandy; 177 milliliters firmly packed brown sugar; 4 Cornish hens (about 1 lb. each); 1 Tbsp dry mustard; 118 milliliters fat-skimmed chicken broth; 2 Tbsps minced fresh ginger; 2 Tbsps minced garlic; 1 liters beer such as pale ale (three 12-oz. bottles); 59 milliliters molasses; 177 milliliters frozen orange juice concentrate (half of a 12-oz. container); 473 milliliters soy sauce; 118 milliliters whipping cream

Larrupin Cornish Hens with Orange-Brandy Glaze might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe makes 4 servings with 1535 calories, 93g of protein, and 74g of fat each. This recipe covers 46% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of cornish hens, orange juice concentrate, mustard, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. To use up the brown sugar you could follow this main course with the Brown-sugar Pound Cupcakes With Brown-butter Glaze as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes.

Instructions

Remove necks and giblets from hens; reserve for another use or discard. Rinse hens. In a large bowl, whisk beer, soy sauce, 1/2 cup brown sugar, molasses, garlic, ginger, dry mustard, and black pepper until well blended. Immerse hens in marinade; cover and chill at least 4 hours or up to 1 day, turning hens occasionally and submerging in liquid.

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Black Pepper

Brown Sugar

Mustard Powder

Soy Sauce

Marinade

Molasses

Garlic

Ginger

Beer

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Whisk

Bowl

Meanwhile, in a 2 1/2- to 3-quart pan, combine orange juice concentrate, remaining 1/4 cup brown sugar, and the brandy. Bring mixture to a boil over medium-high heat and stir until sugar is dissolved, 2 to 4 minutes. Use warm or cool.

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Orange Juice Concentrate

Brown Sugar

Brandy

Sugar

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Frying Pan

Lift hens from marinade (discard marinade) and set breast up in a 10- by 15-inch pan.

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Marinade

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Frying Pan

Brush generously with orange-brandy glaze.

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Brandy

Orange

Glaze

Bake in a 400 regular or convection oven, brushing every 10 minutes with glaze, until hens are richly browned and meat at breast and thigh bones is no longer pink (cut to test), 30 to 40 minutes.

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Glaze

Meat

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Oven

Transfer hens to a platter or plates and let stand in a warm place.

Meanwhile, skim and discard fat from pan juices.

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Frying Pan

Add broth, cream, and remaining orange-brandy glaze to pan and stir often over medium-high heat, scraping up browned bits, until liquid is slightly thickened, 10 to 12 minutes.

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Brandy

Orange

Broth