Filipino Adobo-Style Cornish Hens Lapid

• 1/2 cup soy sauce
• 1/2 cup cider vinegar
• 1 1/2 tablespoons minced garlic
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano, crumbled
• 3 bay leaves
• two 1 1/2-pound Cornish hens, halved and backbones removed
• Accompaniment: steamed white rice

1. In a bowl stir together soy sauce, vinegar, garlic, oregano, bay leaves, and salt and pepper to taste.
2. Put hens in a large sealable plastic bag and pour soy sauce mixture over them.
3. Seal bag, pressing out extra air, and put in a bowl or shallow dish.
4. Marinate hens, chilled, turning bag once or twice, at least 2 hours and up to 12.
5. Preheat oven to 450.
6. Arrange hens, skin side up, in a baking pan, 13 by 9 by 2 inches, and pour marinade around them.
7. Bake hens in middle of oven 20 to 25 minutes, or until just cooked through.
8. Discard bay leaves and serve Cornish hens with rice.

soy sauce, cider vinegar, garlic, oregano, bay leaves, cornish hens, white rice

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/filipino-adobo-style-cornish-hens-lapid-10170 (may not work)