Roast Cornish Game Hens with Orange-Teriyaki Sauce

Name: Roast Cornish Game Hens with Orange-Teriyaki Sauce
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 kilograms Cornish game hens; 1 Tbsp minced peeled ginger; 4 green onions, finely chopped; 158 milliliters canned low-salt chicken broth; 237 milliliters orange juice; 2 Tbsps grated orange peel; 237 milliliters thick teriyaki baste and glaze

Roast Cornish Game Hens with Orange-Teriyaki Sauce requires roughly 45 minutes from start to finish. One serving contains 1014 calories, 84g of protein, and 64g of fat. This recipe serves 4. It works well as a pretty expensive main course. If you have teriyaki baste and glaze, green onions, orange peel, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the orange peel you could follow this main course with the Almond Fresh Berry Trifle as a dessert. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, and whole 30 diet.

Instructions

Whisk first 5 ingredients in bowl to blend for marinade.

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Whisk

Bowl

Place hens in plastic bag.

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Ziploc Bags

Add 1 cup marinade; seal bag.

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Marinade

Let hens marinate 1 hour at room temperature or refrigerate up to 3 hours, turning bag occasionally. Reserve remaining marinade.

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Marinade

Preheat oven to 400°F.

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Oven

Place rack on large rimmed baking sheet. Arrange hens on rack; drizzle with marinade from bag. Roast hens until cooked through and brown, basting occasionally with reserved marinade from bowl, about 1 hour.

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Marinade

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Baking Sheet

Bowl

Transfer hens to platter. Scrape juices into pan; add broth and any remaining marinade. Bring sauce to boil. Season with salt and pepper; spoon over hens.

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Salt And Pepper