Grilled Game Hens with Blood Orange and Rosemary recipe

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Ingredients

2 Cornish game hens
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 blood orange, juiced
1 teaspoon chopped fresh rosemary
6 sprigs fresh rosemary
1 tablespoon Asian chili garlic sauce
salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Nutrition Info

382.5 calories
carbohydrate: 5.6 g
cholesterol: 151 mg
fat: 27.9 g
fiber: 1.3 g
protein: 26.1 g
saturatedFat: 6.8 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 233 mg
sugar: : -
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Place game hens in a large bowl, drizzle hens with olive oil and blood orange juice. Sprinkle with chopped rosemary and rosemary sprigs. Add Asian chili paste to hens, season with salt and pepper. Stir chickens in the seasonings and juice to coat. Use your fingers to loosen the skin over the breasts and spread a little of the marinade under the skin.

  2. Refrigerate with breast sides down for 2 hours to marinate.

  3. Preheat outdoor grill (preferably charcoal) for medium heat (one layer of coals). Drain chickens and discard marinade.

  4. Place chickens with breast sides down onto grill and cover with grill lid with the vents open. Cook until breast sides are evenly browned, 7 to 10 minutes. Flip chickens and cook on their backs with cover (vents open) until the juices run clear, hip joints move easily, and meat is no longer pink inside. An instant-read meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of a thigh reads at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C), 30 to 35 more minutes.

  5. Close the grill vents on the lid halfway. Flip chickens back onto breasts, close lid, and cook for 2 to 3 more minutes.

Recipe Yield

2 game hens

Recipe Note

Give this grilled game hen recipe a try. The secret ingredient for this marinade is the exotic blood orange. They add a wonderful sweet/tart flavor that's just perfect with the spicy chili sauce and aromatic rosemary.

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