Roasted Cornish Game Hen

Cornish game hen slow roasted with soy sauce, butter, onions and garlic.

Course Main Dishes

Cuisine Asian

Keyword butter, cornish game hen, game hen, gamehen, jasmine rice, onions, soy sauce

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 1 hour 20 minutes

Total Time 1 hour 35 minutes

Servings Servings

Ingredients

Ingredients:

2 cornish game hens
1/2 onion sliced
1 teaspoon granulated garlic
1/8 cup soy sauce
1 tablespoon butter cut into 1/4 inch squares
kosher salt and pepper
2 cups prepared jasmine rice

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Rinse the game hens, remove the giblets if present. Season the cavity with kosher salt and pepper.
Place the game hens in a baking dish large enough to hold both of them. Lay the sliced onions around the game hens, sprinkle with granulated garlic, pepper and kosher salt (Note: Go easy on the salt since you will be using soy sauce). Sprinkle butter cubes around the hens. Pour soy sauce over. Cover with foil and bake for 50 minutes. Basting every 20 minutes.
Remove foil and cook 30 more minutes or until a meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the hen registers 180 degrees and the hen is golden brown. Cover and let rest 10 minutes.
Cut game hens in half. Serve over prepared jasmine rice. Spoon sauce over the top.

Notes

Note: As I mentioned before my grandmother would prepare her chicken this way so you can use one cut up fryer chicken if you would like, the cooking times will vary. Not only do these taste great, but the smell from your kitchen will leave your mouth watering. Enjoy!