North African Cornish Hens

Name: North African Cornish Hens
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 4
Cuisine: African
Ingredients: 4 servings cayenne pepper; 4 servings Cornish game hens; 4 servings cumin seed; 4 servings garlic; 4 servings ground ginger; 4 servings lemons; 4 servings olive oil; 4 servings orange; 4 servings paprika; 4 servings salt

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give North African Cornish Hens a try. This recipe serves 4. One portion of this dish contains roughly 80g of protein, 78g of fat, and a total of 1103 calories. This recipe covers 39% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have garlic, garlic, cumin seed, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, and primal diet. This recipe is typical of African cuisine. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 2 hours.

Instructions

Using a sharp knife or a cleaver, split each hen down its back and open it up flat, like a book. Arrange the hens, skin side up, on two large roasting pans. Squeeze the lemons and oranges over the hens, and then place the squeezed lemon and orange pieces underneath the hens.

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Orange

Lemon

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Roasting Pan

Cleaver

Knife

On a work surface, sprinkle the garlic with the salt. Using a large knife, chop and smear them together to form a paste. Scrape the garlic paste into a small bowl, and stir in the paprika, cumin, ginger, and optional cayenne. Gradually stir in the oil to make a paste.

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Garlic Paste

Ground Cayenne Pepper

Paprika

Garlic

Ginger

Cumin

Salt

Cooking Oil

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Knife

Bowl

Spread the paste on the hens skin, and let them stand at room temperature, covered, for 1 hour before roasting.

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Spread

Position a rack in the top third of the oven, and preheat to 40

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Oven

Roast the hens, basting often with the drippings, until the juices run yellow when the flesh is pierced with a fork, 50 to 60 minutes.

Serve immediately, discarding the cooked fruits.

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Fruit

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Servings:

4servings

cayenne pepper 4servings

Cornish game hens 4servings

cumin seed 4servings

garlic 4servings

ground ginger 4servings

Recommended wine: Pinotage, Chenin Blanc, Riesling

Pinotage, Chenin Blanc, and Riesling are great choices for African. The best wine for African dishes will depend on the dish, but a fruity, aromatic white wine is a safe bet for spicy dishes while pinotage would be a traditional match for South African cuisine. You could try Painted Wolf The Den Pinotage. Reviewers quite like it with a 4.1 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 15 dollars per bottle.