Rosemary Smoked Cornish Game Hens
A very tasty way to cook a Cornish Game Hen.
Ingredients
- 3 Cornish game hens backbone removed and cut into halves
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- 6 cloves of garlic coarsely chopped
- 3 large sprigs of rosemary
- 2 large sprigs fresh oregano
- 3 sprigs fresh thyme
- 3 sprigs fresh lemon verbena optional but tasty
- 1 lemon thinly sliced
- ½ of an orange cut into quarters and thinly sliced
- Extra virgin olive oil about ½ cup or so
- Additional large branches of rosemary for the grill soaked in water for 30 minutes
Instructions
- Step 1
Place the hens in a baking dish that can hold them in a single layer. Season with salt and pepper, scatter the garlic over, using your fingers remove the leaves from the herbs and add to, along with the lemon and orange. Add a good amount of extra virgin olive oil and massage those birds well. Cover and refrigerate overnight, turning once or twice.
Step 2
Heat your grill and set for off heat cooking; the grill temperature when the lid is closed should be about 325°F to 350º F. Place the soaked rosemary sprigs on the cooking area (where the flame is off :-) ) and top those with the lemon and orange slices you have rescued from the marinade. (Or cut fresh, which is what I did) Take any large pieces of herbs off the birds, then place, bone side down on the rosemary "rack". Close the lid and cook for about 1 hour, or until the juices run clear.
Nutrition
Serving: 1gSodium: 141mgSugar: 2gFiber: 3gCholesterol: 168mgCalories: 383kcalPolyunsaturated Fat: 17gSaturated Fat: 7gFat: 26gProtein: 30gCarbohydrates: 9g
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