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

Roast Cornish Game Hens with Orange-Teriyaki Sauce might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 4. One portion of this dish contains about 79g of protein, 64g of fat, and a total of 950 calories. If you have low-salt chicken broth, ginger, orange juice, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the orange juice you could follow this main course with the Plum Sherbert with Orange Juice and Plum Wine as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, and primal 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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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