When I found a fully-cooked smoked turkey for Thanksgiving, that left me with four frozen Cornish Game Hens. This week, Farmer H and I ate two of them. He had a whole one on Tuesday night. I had planned on the same, but changed my mind to a half. Once cooked, it looked bigger than in the package.
I dried off the skin, and rubbed those hens with lemon pepper. Baked them, uncovered, at 375 for 1 hour and 15 minutes. The last 10 minutes, I raised the oven to 400, to crisp the skin. Farmer H had some generic Stove Top Stuffing with his. I don't care for it, and opted for BBQ slaw.
Here's my hen. A view from the top:
It was juicy and tasty! I actually used a knife and fork to hack away the leg and wing, and cut off the breast meat. Not that I'm ashamed to use my hands to eat chicken. I DID pick up the leg and wing. But holding the rest of the bird to gnaw on it would have been too messy.
There's the side view. Jack enjoyed the remainders, though I removed the tiny pointy bones.
And here's my BBQ slaw:
It's just some slaw mix shaken from a bag, to which I add BBQ sauce. I like the crunch, and the flavor. I often have it as a side dish. It's easier than making a salad.
We still have the other two Cornish Game Hens in the freezer. Probably won't get to them until after Christmas.
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