Free Recipe Cornish Hens with Couscous And Figs

Recipe Type: Free Recipes

Recipe Preparation: boil

Cooking Ingredients for Cornish Hens with Couscous And Figs Recipe

2-1/4 c Chicken broth
1-2/3 c Couscous; (1- 10 ounce
-package)
1 c Dried figs; (preferably dark
-ones such as Mission figs,
-diced)
1-1/2 ts Grated lemon peel
3 Green onions; (scallions),
-chopped
Salt and freshly ground
-black pepper
2 Cornish hens; each about 1-
-1/2 pounds
1/2 ts Ground black pepper

Cornish Hens with Couscous And Figs Preparation

Source: The Low-fat Jewish Cookbook by Faye Levy p. 224 Clarkson Potter/Publishers NY 1997 ISBN 0-517-70364-5 Bring the broth to a boil in a large saucepan. Stir in the couscous and figs. Cover the pan, remove from the heat, and let stand 5 minutes. Fluff the couscous with a fork. Add the lemon rind and green onions and stir with a fork. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Let stuffing cool completely. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Discard excess fat from the hens. Rub hens with pepper, then spoon 1/3 to 1/2 cup stuffing into each hen, packing it in gently. Reserve remaining stuffing mixture at room temperature. Set the hens in a small roasting pan or shallow baking dish just large enough to contain them. Roast the hens, basting 2 or 3 times, for 45 minutes or until the thickest part of a drumstick is tender when pierced with a skewer and juices that run from drumstick are clear; if juices are pink, roast hens for a few more minutes and check again. During roasting, add 2 tablespoons hot water to pan juices if they brown. To serve, spoon the stuffing from the hens onto a paltter. Cut each hen in half lengthwise with poultry shears. Arrange the pieces over stuffing on platter or plates. Cover and keep warm. Heat the remaining stuffing mixture in a medium skillet over low heat, stirring gently with a fork, about 2 minutes; or heat it in a covered dish in the microwave. Serve in a separate heated dish. Posted to JEWISH-FOOD digest by Linda Shapiro on Jan 28, 1999, converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.

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Recipe Serves: 4

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