Hawaiian Cornish Hens

Name: Hawaiian Cornish Hens
Ingredients: 6 Cornish hens; salt and pepper, to taste; Glaze; 1 cup honey; 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon; 3 tablespoons light rum (optional); syrup from 1 30 oz can pineapple tidbits; 1/2 cup soy sauce; 1/4 cup plum jam; 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder; 1 1/2 cups chicken broth (for the pan); Stuffing; 1/2 cup chopped macadamia nuts; 1/2 cup white raisins; 2 mangoes (can be fresh or canned) or 2 peaches, cut into small chunks (can be fresh or canned); 1 tablespoon brown sugar; 1 tablespoon soy sauce; 30 ounces pineapple tidbits, drained (save juice for glaze); 2 tablespoons vinegar; 2 tablespoons plum jam; 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder

21 ingredients

11 steps

Ingredients

6 Cornish hens
salt and pepper, to taste
Glaze
1 cup honey
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
3 tablespoons light rum (optional)
syrup from 1 30 oz can pineapple tidbits
1/2 cup soy sauce
1/4 cup plum jam
1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
1 1/2 cups chicken broth (for the pan)
Stuffing
1/2 cup chopped macadamia nuts
1/2 cup white raisins
2 mangoes (can be fresh or canned) or 2 peaches, cut into small chunks (can be fresh or canned)
1 tablespoon brown sugar
1 tablespoon soy sauce
30 ounces pineapple tidbits, drained (save juice for glaze)
2 tablespoons vinegar
2 tablespoons plum jam
1/8 teaspoon garlic powder

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 400°F.
2

Combine stuffing ingredients in medium bowl.
3

Wash and dry hens inside and out.
4

Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
5

Stuff birds with stuffing.
6

Combine all glaze ingredients.
7

Brush or rub birds thoroughly with glaze.
8

Roast (breast down) in a baking pan at 400F for 45-50 minutes, brushing and basting the birds with glaze and pan juices frequently. Turn birds to brown evenly.
9

Add 1 1/2 cups chicken broth to the pan juices and scrape pan well. Add any leftover glaze to this mixture.
10

Baste hens.
11

Lower oven temp to 325°F Roast for approximately 30 minutes more, or until juices run clear.