dutchman
02-15-2005, 10:17 AM
...for another recipe. Here goes.
Dutch oven Cornish Game Hens
For four hens, you’ll need a regular (6 qt) 12” dutch oven, a 10” aluminum pie pan, and a 10” dia cake rack (the kind used for cooling cakes)
Place cake rack in oven. Cover the rack (barely) with your favorite wine. Cooking sherry works fine. Place pie pan on top of rack inside oven. It may float, but that’s OK for now.
If you use frozen hens, make sure they are fully thawed.
I like to inject marinade into the hens. I have used Creole Butter flavor, BBQ flavor, etc. You use whatever you want. After injecting each hen, I cover them with a liberal amount of Tony Chachere’s Creole Seasoning.
Place the hens into the pie pan inside the dutch oven. Put the lid on the oven and place on coal. You’ll need about 10 coals on bottom and about 14 or so on top. This is gonna cook for an hour. Don’t worry about burning anything in that length of time. If you covered your rack with liquid, it will be fine. You are kinda baking these hens, but the liquid will keep them from burning. After an hour the legs should be quite loose in the joints indicating doneness. Serve with wild rice (uncle Ben has several flavors). This is easy and is good enough for a “fancy” meal at home to impress the wife and kids.
Dutch oven Cornish Game Hens
For four hens, you’ll need a regular (6 qt) 12” dutch oven, a 10” aluminum pie pan, and a 10” dia cake rack (the kind used for cooling cakes)
Place cake rack in oven. Cover the rack (barely) with your favorite wine. Cooking sherry works fine. Place pie pan on top of rack inside oven. It may float, but that’s OK for now.
If you use frozen hens, make sure they are fully thawed.
I like to inject marinade into the hens. I have used Creole Butter flavor, BBQ flavor, etc. You use whatever you want. After injecting each hen, I cover them with a liberal amount of Tony Chachere’s Creole Seasoning.
Place the hens into the pie pan inside the dutch oven. Put the lid on the oven and place on coal. You’ll need about 10 coals on bottom and about 14 or so on top. This is gonna cook for an hour. Don’t worry about burning anything in that length of time. If you covered your rack with liquid, it will be fine. You are kinda baking these hens, but the liquid will keep them from burning. After an hour the legs should be quite loose in the joints indicating doneness. Serve with wild rice (uncle Ben has several flavors). This is easy and is good enough for a “fancy” meal at home to impress the wife and kids.