Roasted Cornish Hens

Name: Roasted Cornish Hens
Ingredients: 2 (1 1/4-pound) Cornish hens; 1/4 teaspoon sea salt; 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper; 4 thyme sprigs; 2 garlic cloves, halved and crushed; 1/3 cup dry white wine

6 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

2 (1 1/4-pound) Cornish hens
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
4 thyme sprigs
2 garlic cloves, halved and crushed
1/3 cup dry white wine

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 350°.
2

Remove and discard the giblets and necks from hens. Rinse hens with cold water; pat dry.
3

Starting at neck cavity, loosen skin from breast by inserting fingers, gently pushing between skin and meat. Combine salt and pepper; rub under loosened skin. Insert 2 thyme sprigs and 2 garlic halves under loosened skin of each hen. Lift wing tips up and over backs; tuck under hens.
4

Place the hens, breast sides up, in an 11 x 7-inch baking dish. Pour white wine over hens.
5

Bake at 350° for 55 minutes or until a thermometer registers 180°, basting occasionally with wine. Let stand for 5 minutes. Discard skin.