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Fruity game hens recipe

Ingredients (nutrition)

  • 8 Cornish game hens
  • 12 crushed garlic cloves
  • 4 tablespoons chopped oregano
  • 7 fl oz red wine vinegar
  • 1/4 pt olive oil
  • 7 oz dried apricots
  • 7 oz pitted prunes
  • 5 oz pitted green olives
  • 2 oz capers
  • 8 bay leaves
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • 6 oz brown sugar
  • 8 fl oz dry white wine
  • 4 tablespoons chopped parsley

Preparation (instructions)

  1. In a large mixing bowl, mix well hens, garlic, oregano, vinegar, olive oil, apricots, prunes, olives, capers, bay leaves, salt and pepper.
  2. Cover with cling film and chill for at least 24 hours.
  3. Preheat oven to 350 degree F.
  4. Place hens in roasting tins with marinade on top of the hens.
  5. Sprinkle brown sugar and pour wine on top.
  6. Roast for 1 1/4 hours.
  7. Transfer to serving platter and garnish with parsley.
  8. Reserve pan juice in a sauceboat.
  9. Serve hen with sauce.

Servings: 8

Main Courses Dishes: Chicken Turkey Duck & Other Poultry Recipes