Cornish Game Hens With Grape Sauce

• 2 Cornish hens
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 tablespoon ground black pepper
• 1 tablespoon garlic granules
• 1 tablespoon tarragon
• 1 teaspoon rosemary
• 1 teaspoon thyme
• 1 teaspoon sage
• 2 tablespoons paprika
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup white grape jelly
• 1 1/2 cups grape juice
• 1 tablespoon flour
• 1 tablespoon cornstarch (dissolved in tbsp. water)
• 1/2 cup chicken stock or 1/2 cup chicken broth
• 1/4 cup sugar
• small clusters grapes (to garnish)
• fresh herb (to garnish)

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. Rinse the hens& pat dry inside& outside with paper towel.
3. Place hens on a rack in a roasting pan.
4. Season hens equally with salt, pepper, garlic, tarragon, rosemary, sage, thyme& paprika.
5. Roast in oven until golden brown, or until juice runs clear& not red when hens are punctured between the thigh& breast.
6. While the birds are in the oven, using a double boiler, melt the butter& stir in the flour.
7. Once blended, add the chicken stock or broth& allow the mixture to thicken, stirring occasionally.
8. Add the grape jelly, grape juice, sugar& the dissolved cornstarch.
9. Continue to cook& stir until thickened again.
10. To serve, pour some of the sauce onto the 2 plates.
11. Place the hens on top of the sauce& then pour the rest of the sauce over the hens.
12. Garnish the plates with a few small clusters of grapes& a few sprigs of herbs if desired.

cornish hens, salt, ground black pepper, garlic, tarragon, rosemary, thyme, sage, paprika, butter, white grape jelly, grape juice, flour, cornstarch, chicken stock, sugar, clusters grapes, fresh herb

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/cornish-game-hens-with-grape-sauce-78984 (may not work)