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Recipe Name: Apple Rosemary Cornish Game Hens

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Submitted By: Jennifer Hessmer


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Serves: 2
Prep Time: Prep Time: 10 minutes, Cooking Time: 40 minutes
Occasion: Any
Effort: Easy

Ingredients:
1-1 3/4 pound Cornish Game Hen, halved lengthwise
2-3 apples, peeled and diced
1 cup cranberries (fresh or frozen)
1/2 cup apple juice or cider
1/2 cup maple syrup
2 twigs fresh rosemary, left whole
2 teaspoons curry
Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper

How to Prepare:

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
2. To create sauce, combine the apples, cranberries, maple syrup, apple juice, curry and rosemary twigs in a saucepan over medium-high. Stir frequently, blending all ingredients and bring to a boil.
3. Decrease the heat to low, cover the saucepan and simmer, stirring frequently, until the apple pieces are very soft and berries have broken open and released their juices. This will take about 8-10 minutes.
4. To prepare the hen: Rinse the hen halves and pat dry with paper towels. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Place the hen halves with rosemary twigs underneath, skin side up, on a foil covered baking sheet. Cover each hen half with sauce, coating generously.
5. Roast the hen halves until golden and their juices run clear, about 25 minutes.
6. Add juice from roasting to sauce and bring to a boil once again, then reduce and simmer for about 3 minutes, allowing it to thicken.
7. Transfer hen halves to plates. Serve with sauce and use rosemary twigs as decoration.
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