Orange Glazed Cornish Hen

Name: Orange Glazed Cornish Hen
Prep time: 2 h 15 min
Cook time: 2 h 15 min
Total time: 2 h 15 min
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 servings freshly ground black pepper to taste; 2 Cornish game hens; 59 milliliters Dijon mustard; 3 cloves garlic, chopped; 2 teaspoons ground ginger; 118 milliliters honey; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 1 lemon, zested and juiced; 2 Tbsps olive oil; 59 milliliters finely diced onion; 473 milliliters orange juice; 1 orange, zested and juiced; 118 milliliters soy sauce

Need a gluten free and dairy free main course? Orange Glazed Cornish Hen could be a spectacular recipe to try. One portion of this dish contains about 87g of protein, 79g of fat, and a total of 1478 calories. This recipe serves 2. This recipe covers 45% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up orange zest, olive oil, onion, and a few other things to make it today. 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 roughly 2 hours and 15 minutes.

Instructions

Mix olive oil, 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard, lemon zest and juice, orange zest and juice, garlic, salt, and black pepper together in a large resealable bag.

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Dijon Mustard

Black Pepper

Orange Zest

Lemon Zest

Olive Oil

Garlic

Juice

Salt

Add hens, seal bag, and coat hens with marinade. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour, flipping the bag 1 or 2 times to redistribute marinade.

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Marinade

Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).

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Oven

Mix orange juice, soy sauce, honey, 1/4 cup Dijon mustard, onion, ginger, and black pepper together in a bowl.

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Dijon Mustard

Black Pepper

Orange Juice

Soy Sauce

Ginger

Honey

Onion

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Bowl

Remove hens from marinade and transfer to a roasting pan, discarding leftover marinade.

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Marinade

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Roasting Pan

Roast hens in the preheated oven for 50 minutes.

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Oven

Brush hens with orange glaze and roast for 5 more minutes. Flip hens, brush with more glaze, and roast until meat is no longer pink in the center, about 5 more minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted near the bone should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

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Orange