Ingredients

• 3/4 cup fresh orange juice
• 2 tablespoons fresh ginger, minced
• 1 tablespoon low sodium soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1 tablespoon water
• 2 teaspoons cornstarch
• 2 (1 1/2 lb) Cornish hens, skinned and halved
• cooking spray
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 scallion, thinly sliced garnish

Instructions

1. Combine first 4 ingredients in a saucepan; bring to a boil.

2. Combine water and cornstarch in a small bowl, stirring with a whisk.

3. Add to juice mixture in pan, stirring with a whisk.

4. Cook until thick and glossy about 2 minutes, stirring constantly.

5. Place hen halves, meaty sides up, on a foil-lined pan coated with cooking spray; sprinkle hen halves with salt,pepper and ground ginger.

6. Spoon glaze mixture evenly over hen halves.

7. Insert a meat thermometer into meaty part of a thigh, making sure not to touch bone.

8. Bake at 475° for 25 minutes or until the thermometer registers 180°.