Blasted Cornish Hen And Potatoes Recipe

• 1 x Cornish Hen, (about 1 lb.)
• 1 x Lemon wedge
• 4 sm Red potatoes, halved
• 4 lrg Shallots, peeled
• 2 lrg Garlic cloves, peeled
• 1 Tbsp. Extra virgin olive oil
• 2 tsp Dry rosemary
• 1/4 c. Dry white wine or possibly dry white Vermouth
• 1/2 c. Chicken stock
• 1 Tbsp. Butter

1. Preheat oven to 500 degrees.
2. Season the hen inside and out with salt and pepper and stuff with lemon wedge.
3. Arrange in small roasting pan
4. (do not truss!).
5. In a bowl, toss the potatoes, shallots and garlic with the oil.
6. Add in the potatoes to the pan and roast the hen for 8 min.
7. Add in the shallots and garlic and roast for 7 min more or possibly till the hen is cooked through.
8. Transfer the hen, potatoes and shallots to a platter to rest and put the roasting pan on top of the stove.
9. Add in the rosemary and cook over low heat for 1 minute.
10. Deglaze the pan with the wine.
11. Add in the chicken stock and simmer till reduced by half.
12. Whisk in the butter and transfer mix to a blender and blend (the garlic will thicken the sauce).
13. Add in any juices which have accumulated on hen platter.
14. Pour sauce over hen and serve with the vegetables.

cornish hen, lemon wedge, red potatoes, shallots, garlic, extra virgin olive oil, rosemary, white wine, chicken stock, butter

Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/blasted-cornish-hen-and-potatoes-86988 (may not work)