Roasted Game Hens with Caramelized Root Vegetables and Dried-Currant Sauce

Name: Roasted Game Hens with Caramelized Root Vegetables and Dried-Currant Sauce
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 3 Tbsps butter; 2 larges carrots, peeled, cut into 1/3-inch cubes (about 2 cups); 591 milliliters diced celery (about 4 stalks); 411 grams whole roasted peeled chestnuts, halved; 2 kilograms Cornish game hens, thawed if frozen, cut lengthwise in half, rinsed, patted dry; 59 milliliters dried currants; 59 milliliters chopped fresh thyme; 4 garlic cloves, minced; 1 Tbsp juniper berries,* crushed in mortar with pestle; 355 milliliters low-salt chicken broth; 59 milliliters extra-virgin olive oil; 591 milliliters large onion, coarsely chopped (about; 2 Tbsps finely grated orange peel; 2 larges parsnips, peeled, cut into 1/3-inch cubes (about 1 1/2 cups); 2 mediums rutabagas, peeled, cut into 1/3-inch cubes (about 3 cups); 59 milliliters chopped shallots; 2 mediums turnips, peeled, cut into 1/3-inch cubes (about 2 1/2 cups)

Roasted Game Hens with Caramelized Root Vegetables and Dried-Currant Sauce is a gluten free and primal recipe with 6 servings. This recipe covers 48% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains approximately 75g of protein, 73g of fat, and a total of 1238 calories. It works well as a main course. Head to the store and pick up currants, cornish game hens, rutabagas, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the dried currants you could follow this main course with the Soda Bread Scones as a dessert.

Instructions

Melt butter with oil in very large pot over medium-high heat.

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Butter

Cooking Oil

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Pot

Add onion; sauté 5 minutes.

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Onion

Add rutabagas and next 4 ingredients; sauté until vegetables are caramelized and tender, stirring often, about 30 minutes. Stir in chestnuts, garlic, and thyme; sauté 5 minutes. Season generously with salt and pepper. Do ahead Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill. Rewarm over medium heat, stirring frequently, until heated through before serving.

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Salt And Pepper

Vegetable

Chestnuts

Rutabaga

Garlic

Thyme

Mix 1/4 cup thyme, shallots, oil, orange peel, garlic, and crushed juniper berries in small bowl for marinade. Rub marinade all over hens.

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Juniper Berries

Orange Zest

Dry Seasoning Rub

Shallot

Garlic

Thyme

Cooking Oil

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Bowl

Place hens in large roasting pan; cover and refrigerate at least 6 hours or overnight.

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Roasting Pan

Preheat oven to 325°F.

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Oven

Pour 1 1/2 cups broth into roasting pan with hens.

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Broth

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Sprinkle hens with salt and pepper. Cover pan tightly with foil. Roast until hens are cooked through and juices run clear when thighs are pierced with fork, about 1 hour 15 minutes.

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Salt And Pepper

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Aluminum Foil

Frying Pan

Remove from oven. Preheat broiler.

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Oven

Pour pan juices from hens into small saucepan; add dried currants and remaining 1 tablespoon thyme. Boil until liquid is reduced to 1 cup, about 5 minutes (sauce will be thin). Season sauce to taste with salt and pepper.

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Salt And Pepper

Dried Currants