Subject: RECIPE: Fruit Cornish hens
From: [email-masked] (Nancy Mintz)
Date: 27 Feb 87 08:48:24 GMT
Newsgroups: mod.recipes

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.RH MOD.RECIPES-SOURCE AUTUMN-HENS M "26 Dec 86" 1987
.RZ "FRUIT CORNISH HENS" "Cornish game hens stewed in fruit and sugar"
I originally got this recipe from the Sunday magazine of the local paper.
I served it last year for Christmas dinner, and it's very good.
What's more, this recipe is \fIeasy\fR:  you just
put everything in a bowl, marinate overnight, then bake until done!
.IH "serves 8"
.IG "8" "Cornish game hens"
(each about
.AB "1 lb" "500 g" )
.IG "12" "large garlic cloves,"
peeled and finely minced
.IG "4 Tbsp" "dried oregano" "5 g"
.IG "" "salt"
(to taste)
.IG "" "pepper"
(to taste)
.IG "1 cup" "red wine vinegar" "25 cl"
.IG "\(12 cup" "olive oil" "1 dl"
.IG "1 cup" "pitted prunes" "150 g"
.IG "1 cup" "dried apricots" "150 g"
.IG "1 cup" "pitted green olives" "150 g"
.IG "\(12 cup" "capers" "100 g"
(plus a bit of the juice)
.IG "8" "bay leaves"
.IG "1 cup" "brown sugar" "200 g"
.IG "1 cup" "dry white wine" "25 cl"
.IG "4 Tbsp" "Italian parsley" "10 g"
(chopped)
.PH
.SK 1
Clean hens well under cold water.  Pat dry.
.SK 2
In a large bowl, combine hens, garlic, oregano, salt, pepper, vinegar, oil,
prunes, apricots, olives, capers (with juice) and bay leaves.  Cover and
refrigerate overnight to marinate.
.SK 3
Preheat oven to
.TE 350 175 .
.SK 4
Arrange game hens in 1 or 2 shallow roasting pans.  Spoon all the marinade
over the hens.  Sprinkle evenly with brown sugar and pour wine around them.
.SK 5
Bake for 1 to 1\(14 hours, basting frequently, until golden.  Juice should
look clear when thigh is pricked with a fork.
.SK 6
Transfer hens, fruit, olives and capers to a serving platter.  Moisten with
pan juices and sprinkle with parsley.
Pass remaining pan juices in a sauceboat.
.SH RATING
.I Difficulty:
easy.
.I Time:
5 minutes preparation, overnight marinating, 1 hour cooking.
.I Precision:
approximate measurement OK.
.WR
Nancy Mintz
UNIX System Development Lab, AT&T\-IS, Summit, NJ
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