Cornish Hens With Strawberry-Balsamic Sauce
- 2 Cornish game hens
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- salt and ground black pepper to taste
- 2 sprigs fresh rosemary
- kitchen twine
- Sauce:
- 1/2 cup seedless strawberry jam
- 1 tablespoon white wine (such as Pacific Rim Dry Riesling)
- 1 1/2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 dried Thai chile pepper
- Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Set a metal rack over a baking sheet.
- Rub Cornish hens with olive oil; season inside and out with salt and pepper. Place 1 sprig rosemary in the cavity of each hen. Tie legs together with kitchen twine. Place hens breast side-up on the rack.
- Roast hens in the preheated oven until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thigh, near the bone, reads 165 degrees F (74 degrees C), 25 to 35 minutes.
- Combine strawberry jam, white wine, balsamic vinegar, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/8 teaspoon pepper in a small saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir until jam starts to melt, about 3 minutes. Add Thai chile pepper; let steep for 5 minutes.
- Remove sauce from heat and discard pepper. Serve alongside Cornish hens.
cornish game hens, olive oil, salt, rosemary, kitchen twine, strawberry jam, white wine, balsamic vinegar, salt, freshly ground black pepper, pepper
Taken from www.allrecipes.com/recipe/259553/cornish-hens-with-strawberry-balsamic-sauce/ (may not work)