Roasted Game Hens with Asian Spice Rub
- 6 each cornish game hens
- 1 x salt and black pepper
- 1 1/2 each lemons cut into 6 quarters
- 1 1/2 small onions cut into 6 quarters
- 6 tablespoons butter softened
- 1 Inch ginger fresh, knob, minced
- 1/4 cup chinese five spice powder
- 1/2 cup white wine
- Preheat oven to 350F (180C).
- Rinse the game hens and pat them dry.
- Season the cavities with salt and pepper and place a quarter lemon and a quarter onion in each cavity.
- In a small bowl, combine the butter, ginger and fivespice powder.
- Rub the fivespice mixture onto the hens.
- Place the birds, breast side up, in a shallow roasting pan.
- Pour the white wine into the pan.
- Bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour, until the juices run clear when the hen is pierced in the thickest part of the thigh.
cornish game hens, salt, lemons, onions, butter, ginger, chinese five spice powder, white wine
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/roasted-game-hens-asian-spice-r-39772 (may not work)