Cornish Game Hens with fruit

Creator: 

Pierre Franey

In Avance:

For two people or four

Ingredients:

  • 2 game hens ( 1 1/2 lbs or so With cranberries
  • 1 TB olive oil
  • S&P
  • 1 small onion peeled and cut in half
  • 1/4 cup dry sherry 1/4 cup dry white wine
  • 1 TB red wine vinegar
  • 1 TB honey 1TB honey
  • 1/2 cup chicken broth 1/2 cup chicken broth
  • 1 TB tomato paste 1 TB Tomato paste
  • 21cups bing cherries, pitted 1 cup cranberries
  • 1 TB butter

Recipe:

  1. Remove backbones and flatten
  2. Olive oil in baking pan
  3. Roll hens in olive oil
  4. S&P
  5. Roast breast side up with giblets and One Onion cut in half
  6. 40 minutes at 450 .Remove to platter. Cover with foil
  7. Skim fat

Notes: 

Place pan on stove and bring to boil. Add sherry and vinegar and stir to dissolve particles baked onto pan. Strain into saucepan and bring to a boil. Reduce by half. Add honey, broth and tomato paste. Stir in any additional juices from the birds. Add cherries and bring to a boil. Cook  about 3 minutes, stirring often. Add butter. Pour sauce over birds and serve