Tangerine Hens

12 ingredients
12 steps

Ingredients

  • 4 each cornish game hens
  • 4 each tangerines peeled, seeded, chopped
  • 1 cup orange juice freshly squeezed
  • 1/4 cup zinfandel, white wine
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • 1/4 cup onions minced
  • 1/4 cup mushrooms chopped
  • 4 tablespoons pecans chopped
  • 1 teaspoon soy sauce, tamari
  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • 1 tablespoon honey

Directions

  1. 1
    Rinse hens and pat dry.
  2. 2
    Mix wine, soy sauce, salt, honey and orange juice together.
  3. 3
    Rub 1 tablespoon butter inside each hen.
  4. 4
    Sprinkle the cavity with salt.
  5. 5
    Mix the onion, garlic, pecans, mushrooms, and tangerines together.
  6. 6
    Stuff each hen with this mixture.
  7. 7
    Heat the liquid mixture until it begins to boil.
  8. 8
    Turn off and let cool for 5 minutes.
  9. 9
    Pour 2 tablespoons of this into each hen.
  10. 10
    Preheat oven to 325F (160C) then bake hens for 45 minutes.
  11. 11
    Be sure to baste every 10 minutes with the liquid mixture.
  12. 12
    Test birds, if not done cook until done.

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