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Cornish hens are so dainty, they immediately feel like a fancy way to serve roast chicken for company. But these Buttermilk Brined Cornish Hens are just as lovely for a weeknight meal. Learn the secrets and techniques on how to brine and cook the most tender, juicy, succulent, flavorful Cornish hen to serve your friends and family members.

Brined Cornish Hen is one of the most popular of recent trending meals in the world. It is appreciated by millions daily. It’s easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. Brined Cornish Hen is something that I’ve loved my whole life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have brined cornish hen using 9 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Brined Cornish Hen:

1. Take 2 Cornish Hens
2. Get to taste, salt
3. Make ready to taste, pepper
4. Take 1/2 lemon
5. Make ready 2 sprigs fresh rosemary
6. Get 1 tbsp & 1 1/2tsp olive oil
7. Prepare 12 garlic cloves
8. Get 2 tbsp & 2 tsp white wine
9. Prepare 2 tbsp & 2 tsp chicken broth

Cornish hens are so dainty, they immediately feel like a fancy way to serve roast chicken for company. But these Buttermilk Brined Cornish Hens are just as lovely for a weeknight meal. Pat hens dry with paper towels. Place each hen, breast side down, on a cutting board.

Steps to make Brined Cornish Hen:

1. Preheat oven to 450*F
2. Rub hens with 1 Tbsp of olive oil
3. Lightly season the hens with salt and pepper
4. Place 1 lemon wedge and 1 sprig rosemary in cavity of each hen
5. Arrange in a large pan, and arrange garlic cloves around hens
6. Roast 25 minutes
7. Continue roasting about 25 minutes longer, or until hens are golden brown and juices run clear
8. Baste with pan juices every 10 minutes
9. Once done, pour any cavity juices and garlic cloves into a medium sauce pan and boil until liquids reduce to a sauce consistency
10. Spoon sauce and garlic around hens
11. Garnish with rosemary and serve

Open hens as you would a book; turn breast side up, and press firmly against breastbone with the heel of your. Cornish Game Hens with Garlic and Rosemary. But I'm thinking about putting the hens in a brine to really get them juicy and ready to roast. The spread is the game hens, some roasted new potatoes with green beans and asparagus in a rosemary. Is there any advantage to dry brining the hens like one does a turkey?

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