Paprika-Roasted Cornish Hens and Vegetables

Name: Paprika-Roasted Cornish Hens and Vegetables
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp caraway seeds; 3 larges carrots, cut diagonally into 3/4-inch pieces; 1 teaspoons cayenne, or to taste; 1 medium celery root (sometimes called celeriac), peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces; 2 kilograms Cornish hens; 2 Tbsps chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley; 1 large boiling potato, peeled and cut into 1-inch pieces; 3 red bell peppers, cut into 1-inch-wide strips; 3 teaspoons salt; 6 shallots, halved; 237 milliliters sour cream; 2 Tbsps sweet paprika (preferably Hungarian); 59 milliliters vegetable oil; 3 Tbsps water

Paprika-Roasted Cornish Hens and Vegetables might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe covers 44% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains around 64g of protein, 65g of fat, and a total of 957 calories. This recipe serves 6. Head to the store and pick up caraway seeds, flat-leaf parsley, shallots, and a few other things to make it today. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 2 hours.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 475°F.

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Oven

Heat a 17- by 11 1/2- by 2-inch flameproof roasting pan in upper third of oven 10 minutes.

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Roasting Pan

Oven

Stir together oil, paprika, cayenne, and salt in a large bowl. Rinse hens and pat dry.

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Ground Cayenne Pepper

Paprika

Salt

Cooking Oil

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Bowl

Remove any excess fat from opening of cavities and season cavities with salt and pepper. Tie drumsticks together if desired.

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Salt And Pepper

Chicken Drumsticks

Brush some of spice oil over hens. Toss vegetables and caraway seeds in remaining spice oil to coat and transfer to hot roasting pan. Roast vegetables, uncovered, 25 minutes. Stir vegetables and arrange hens, breast sides up, on top. Roast 40 minutes, then baste hens with pan juices and roast 20 minutes more, or until a thermometer inserted in fleshy part of thigh registers 170°F.

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Caraway Seeds

Vegetable

Cooking Oil

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Roasting Pan

Kitchen Thermometer

Pour any juices from inside hens into pan.

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Frying Pan

Transfer hens to a cutting board and halve each lengthwise along backbone.

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Cutting Board

Transfer vegetables with a slotted spoon to a platter.

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Vegetable

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Slotted Spoon

Sprinkle parsley over vegetables and top with hen pieces. Skim fat from pan juices and pour over hens. Stir together sour cream and water and serve on the side.

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Sour Cream

Vegetable

Parsley

Water

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Frying Pan

· It's much easier to peel celery root with a sharp paring knife than with a vegetable peeler. You may need to do some additional peeling around the root end.

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Celeriac