Roasted Cornish Game Hen
Roasted Cornish game hen makes a show-stopping and easy dinner when roasted to perfection with this recipe and cooking tips.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 Cornish Game Hen
- 2 large cloves of garlic, 1 clove minced, the other smashed
- 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 tablespoon butter, softened
- 1/4 teaspoon salt, plus more to taste
- 1/4–1/2 small onion, rough chopped
- 1/4 lemon, chunked
- kosher salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400˚F.
- In a small bowl, combine 1 clove of minced garlic, rosemary, thyme, butter, and 1/4 teaspoon salt.
- Using a fork (or your fingers!), mash ingredients together until well incorporated into the butter.
- Using your hands separate the skin from meat and rub the butter mixture directly into the meat and beneath the skin.
- Season the cavity of the bird with kosher salt and stuff with rough-chopped onion, chunked lemon, and the smashed garlic clove.
- Pat the topside of the skin dry with a paper towel and sprinkle with kosher salt.
- Roast for one hour or until internal temp reaches 165˚F.
- Remove from the oven and allow to rest for 10 minutes before serving.
Find it online: https://lifeatthetable.com/roasted-cornish-game-hen/
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