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Cornish Hen Bordelaise
At a Glance
- Prep
- 15 minutes
- Cook
- 60 minutes
- Total
- 1 hr 20 min
- Yield
- 8.00 serving(s)
Categories
- Main dish
Cuisine
- European
Cooking Method
- Roast
Difficulty
- Medium
Dietary
- Non-applicable
Allergens
- Possible Milk — check ingredient labels
- Possible Celery — check ingredient labels
- Possible sulphites — EU declaration threshold is above 10 mg/kg or 10 mg/litre total SO2; check product labels
Servings & Nutrition
Original recipe serves 8. Current scale: 1x.
Nutrition and servings are approximate based on the ingredient list. Please verify for dietary or medical needs.
This recipe for Cornish Hen Bordelaise brings together 8 Cornish hens, about 1 lb each, salt, pepper in a practical dish for home cooking. It takes about 1 hr 20 min to prepare and cook. It makes approximately 8 servings.
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Ingredients
- 8 Cornish hens, about 1 lb each
- salt
- pepper
- 8 tablespoons butter
- 1 onion, cut into 8 pieces
- 1 celery rib, cut into 8 pieces
- 1 dash paprika
- 1/4 cup butter, melted
- 1/2 teaspoon thyme, dried
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 cup madeira wine
- 1 cup chicken stock
- 1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 1 onion, chopped fine
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Instructions
For the birds:.
rub hens inside and out with butter.
Sprinkle with salt, pepper, paprika.
Place a piece of onion and celery inside each hen. tie legs together.
Roast uncovered about 1 hr @ 425 degrees F basting with melted butter.
For the Sauce:.
In a small bowl combine thyme, bay leaf, and wine; set aside.
when birds are done pour off 1/2 cup drippings into skillet and saute' onion until soft.
mix cornstarch and sugar into the chicken stock and add to skillet. Bring to boil, reduce to simmer and add the wine. simmer about 5 minutes or until desired thickness is reached.
strain sauce into a gravy boat and serve with hens.
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