Cornish Hens with Strawberry-Balsamic Sauce

Cornish Hens with Strawberry-Balsamic Sauce
  • 2 Cornish game hens
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • salt and ground black pepper to taste
  • 2 sprigs fresh rosemary
  • kitchen twine
  • Sauce:
  • 1/2 cup seedless strawberry jam
  • 1 tablespoon white wine (such as Pacific Rim Dry Riesling)
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 dried Thai chile pepper


  1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C). Set a metal rack over a baking sheet.
  2. Rub Cornish hens with olive oil; season inside and out with salt and pepper. Place 1 sprig rosemary in the cavity of each hen. Tie legs together with kitchen twine. Place hens breast side-up on the rack.
  3. Roast hens in the preheated oven until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thigh, near the bone, reads 165 degrees F (74 degrees C), 25 to 35 minutes.
  4. Combine strawberry jam, white wine, balsamic vinegar, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/8 teaspoon pepper in a small saucepan over medium heat. Cook and stir until jam starts to melt, about 3 minutes. Add Thai chile pepper; let steep for 5 minutes.
  5. Remove sauce from heat and discard pepper. Serve alongside Cornish hens.

03/27/2018
Cornish Hens with Strawberry-Balsamic Sauce, recipe PT15M PT1H 5 455 calories

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