Bourbon-Basted Cornish Hens

• 8 whole or halved Cornish hens
• 3/4 c. chopped onion
• 1 3/4 c. melted butter
• 2 boxes Uncle Ben's wild rice mix
• 2/3 c. toasted almond slivers
• 1/2 tsp. thyme
• 1/4 tsp. pepper
• 1/2 c. bourbon
• 8 Tbsp. red currant jelly
• 1/2 tsp. salt

1. Saute onions in 4 tablespoons butter.
2. Cook rice.
3. Combine onions and rice; add almonds and thyme.
4. Stuff hens and place in a buttered shallow baking dish.
5. (Or using halves, place cut side down in buttered dish and when done, place a scoop of stuffing on plate and a hen half over it.)
6. Baste hens with a mixture of 1/2 cup melted butter, salt, pepper and bourbon.
7. Roast 30 minutes at 425u0b0, basting three times.
8. Reduce oven to 350u0b0.
9. Roast 30 minutes, basting 2 times more.
10. Turn hens, breast side down and roast 15 minutes.
11. Turn hens, breast side up.
12. Baste with melted currant jelly.
13. Roast 30 minutes.

cornish hens, onion, butter, uncle ben, almond slivers, thyme, pepper, bourbon, red currant, salt

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=225660 (may not work)