Cornish Game Hens with Crab Apple-Sage Glaze

• 2 1 3/4-pound Cornish game hens, halved
• 8 fresh sage leaves
• 2/3 cup dry white wine
• 3 tablespoons crab apple jelly
• 3 tablespoons chopped shallots
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh sage

1. Preheat oven to 450F.
2. Starting at neck end of hens, slide fingers between skin and breasts to loosen skin.
3. Place 2 sage leaves under skin of each breast half.
4. Sprinkle hens with salt and pepper.
5. Transfer hens, skin side up, to medium roasting pan.
6. Roast hens 15 minutes.
7. Meanwhile, simmer 1/3 cup wine, jelly, and shallots in heavy small saucepan until glaze is slightly thickened, about 6 minutes.
8. Stir in chopped sage.
9. Brush half of glaze on roasted hens.
10. Roast hens 5 minutes more.
11. Brush with remaining glaze.
12. Roast until hens are cooked through and glaze is bubbling, about 5 minutes longer.
13. Transfer to platter.
14. Spoon off fat from juices in pan.
15. Place roasting pan directly atop 2 burners over medium heat.
16. Add remaining 1/3 cup wine and boil until liquid is reduced by 1/3, about 5 minutes.
17. Season sauce with salt and pepper.
18. Spoon over hens.

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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/cornish-game-hens-with-crab-apple-sage-glaze-105684 (may not work)