Roast Cornish Hens With Red Chili

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Ingredients

1 ¼- lb. Cornish game hens
1 cup chicken broth
3/4 stick (6 Tbsp.) unsalted buttercut into 6 pieces and softened
2 tablespoons flour
Salt and pepper
6 ” long dried red chili peppers, torn into pieces (discard stems& seeds; wear rub

Preparation

1
Rinse hens; pat dry and season with salt and pepper.
2
Truss hens with kitchen string and rub each hen with 1 Tbsp. of the butter.
3
Roast on a rack in a large roasting pan in upper third of a preheated 450F oven, basting with pan juices every 10 minutes for 35-40 minutes, or until juices run clear when fleshy part of a thigh is pricked with a skewer.
4
While hens are roasting, in a saucepan combine peppers, stock and 1 ½ cups water and bring to boil.
5
Simmer 20 minutes and let cool.
6
Transfer to a blender and puree until smooth.
7
Transfer hens to a cutting board; let stand for 10 minutes and discard the string.
8
Meanwhile, skim all but 2 Tablespoons of fate from pan; add flour to the pan and cook this roux over moderately-low heat, whisking for 3 minutes.
9
Add the chili puree in a stream, whisking , and simmer 5 minutes.
10
Season with salt and pepper, and transfer to a heated sauceboat or bowl.

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Chili Peppers
chili
game hens
cornish hens

Yield:

6

Added:

May 17, 2011

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