Orange Glazed Cornish Hen recipe

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Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
1 lemon, zested and juiced
1 orange, zested and juiced
3 cloves garlic, chopped
1 teaspoon kosher salt
freshly ground black pepper to taste
2 Cornish game hens
2 cups orange juice
½ cup soy sauce
½ cup honey
¼ cup Dijon mustard
¼ cup finely diced onion
2 teaspoons ground ginger
freshly ground black pepper to taste

Nutrition Info

1234.6 calories
carbohydrate: 129.2 g
cholesterol: 302 mg
fat: 56.4 g
fiber: 6.7 g
protein: 59.6 g
saturatedFat: 13.7 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 5663 mg
sugar: 100.3 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Mix olive oil, 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard, lemon zest and juice, orange zest and juice, garlic, salt, and black pepper together in a large resealable bag. Add hens, seal bag, and coat hens with marinade. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour, flipping the bag 1 or 2 times to redistribute marinade.

  2. Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).

  3. Mix orange juice, soy sauce, honey, 1/4 cup Dijon mustard, onion, ginger, and black pepper together in a bowl.

  4. Remove hens from marinade and transfer to a roasting pan, discarding leftover marinade.

  5. Roast hens in the preheated oven for 50 minutes. Brush hens with orange glaze and roast for 5 more minutes. Flip hens, brush with more glaze, and roast until meat is no longer pink in the center, about 5 more minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted near the bone should read 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

Recipe Yield

2 servings

Recipe Note

Marinate the hens for at least an hour. While they're marinating in the refrigerator, start making the sauce.

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