Roasted Cornish Hens with Cherry-Port Glaze

Name: Roasted Cornish Hens with Cherry-Port Glaze
Prep time: 1 h 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 20 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 Tbsp balsamic vinegar; 0 teaspoons freshly ground black pepper; 118 milliliters cherry preserves; 1 kilograms Cornish hens; 1 Tbsp grated fresh ginger; 118 milliliters port; 1 teaspoons salt, divided

Roasted Cornish Hens with Cherry-Port Glaze might be just the main course you are searching for. Watching your figure? This gluten free and dairy free recipe has 852 calories, 59g of protein, and 48g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 4. Head to the store and pick up ginger, port, cornish hens, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the salt you could follow this main course with the Apple Turnovers Recipe as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour and 20 minutes. 1 person found this recipe to be delicious and satisfying.

Instructions

Preheat oven to 40

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Oven

Place a wire rack on a baking sheet; coat rack with cooking spray.

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Cooking Spray

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Baking Sheet

Wire Rack

Combine preserves, port, ginger, vinegar, and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil; cook 9 minutes or until slightly thickened, stirring occasionally.

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Preserves

Vinegar

Ginger

Port

Salt

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Sauce Pan

Remove and discard giblets and necks from hens. Rinse hens with cold water; pat dry.

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Water

Remove skin; trim excess fat. Working with 1 hen at a time, tie ends of legs together with twine. Lift wing tips up and over back; tuck under hen.

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Kitchen Twine

Sprinkle evenly with 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper. Set on wire rack on baking sheet.

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Ground Black Pepper

Salt

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Wire Rack

Bake at 400 for 15 minutes.

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Brush hens with cherry mixture; bake 40 minutes or until a thermometer inserted in the meaty part of thigh registers 165, brushing with cherry mixture every 10 minutes.

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Cherries