Ingredients
Glaze:
2/3 cup orange juice
2/3 cup dry red wine
1/4 cup GOLDEN BLOSSOM HONEY
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon
pinch of ground cloves
Hens:
2 Cornish game hens (see note below)
2 small onions, quartered
6 garlic cloves, peeled
4 fresh sprigs of rosemary
Honey Tips
Honey Is One of the Oldest Foods
Honey is one of the oldest foods in existence. It was found in the tomb of King Tut and was still edible since honey never spoils.
Directions
Glaze:
Whisk together all glaze ingredients until well combined. Remove 1/2 cup and set aside to use as glaze for hens. Pour the remainder into a small pot and set aside.
Hens:
Rinse hens and pat dry. Sprinkle inside cavities and outside with salt and pepper. Place 1 quartered onion, 3 cloves garlic and 2 sprigs of rosemary in each cavity. Put hens on a rack in a roasting pan (a broiler pan works well).
Roast 10 minutes. Baste with reserved glaze. Continue roasting about 40-45 more minutes, basting with glaze every 10 minutes. Hens should reach an internal temperature of 175-180°. and be beautifully browned. Remove hens from pan and keep warm.
Pour any juices from pan into the small pot of glaze. Bring to a boil. Continue cooking at a medium boil for 12-15 minutes until sauce begins to reduce.
Remove onions, garlic and rosemary from cavity of cooked hens. Serve with reduced sauce.
Serves:2-4 (Please Note: if hens are small or you have hearty eaters you should serve one game hen per person and double the remaining ingredients.)
