Ingredients

• 10 garlic cloves, peeled
• 1/2 large onion, chopped
• 1 tablespoon red wine
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 1/2 tablespoons dried rosemary, crushed
• 1/8 teaspoon rubbed sage
• 1 teaspoon seasoning salt
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon pepper
• 1 slice bacon, chopped and sweated
• 1 Cornish hen
• 1 whole jalapeno, chopped fine
• salt and pepper
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted

Instructions

1. Pre heat oven to 350o F.

2. Mix the vegetables,wine, herbs, and oil together in a bowl.

3. Chop and sweat the bacon in a cast iron skillet, add to vegetable mixture grease and all. Salt and pepper to taste.

4. Stuff the hen with this mixture and sew closed tightly ( this is needed to maintain moisture in the finished product ).

5. Salt and pepper the stufffed hen well.

6. Place hen on rack in shallow oven proof pan*. Brush with melted butter.

7. Roast for 1.5 to 2 hours, basting often, until juices run clear or instant read thermometer reads 180 o. Allow to sit for 10 minutes before serving.

8. Cut hen in half lengthwise and serve with the stuffing.