Sweet tangerine flavor enhances these small tasty hens. Cornish Game Hen with Tangerine Glaze is easy to prepare and will impress your family or guests.
Ingredients:
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1
box (4.3 ounces each) long grain and wild rice mix with herb seasoning packet
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1 ¾
cups
freshly squeezed Sunkist® tangerine juice
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2/3
cup
water
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3
Tbsp.
butter
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½
cup
mushrooms, chopped (canned or fresh)
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¼
cup
roasted almond slices
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1 ¼
lbs.
Cornish game hens
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2
tsp.
Sunkist® tangerine peel, finely grated
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¼
tsp.
salt
Instructions: (Makes 4 servings)
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Combine the long grain and wild rice mixture with seasoning packet, 1 cup Sunkist fresh-squeezed tangerine juice, water, and 1 tablespoon butter in medium saucepan. Bring just to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 25 - 30 minutes until rice is tender and liquid is absorbed.
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Stir in mushrooms and roasted almond slices. Cool.
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Make the Tangerine Glaze by melting 2 tablespoons butter and adding remaining 3/4 cup fresh-squeezed tangerine juice. Simmer over medium heat for about 2 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside.
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Rinse hens and pat dry. Sprinkle the cavity of each hen with 1/8 teaspoon salt and 1 teaspoon Sunkist tangerine peel.
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Stuff each hen loosely with 1/2 of cooled wild rice stuffing mix. Tie legs together and tuck wings behind back. Place hens in roasting pan breast side up.
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Brush each hen with 2 tablespoons of glaze. Cover hens lightly with foil tent to keep them from browning too quickly.
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Roast hens for 50 minutes to 1 hour, basting every 15 minutes. Foil can be removed during last 15 minutes of roasting to finish browning. (Hens are done when the thickest part of the breast reaches an internal temperature of 170 - 175 degrees.)
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Let hens rest for 10 minutes, then remove wild rice stuffing and divide into 4 portions and mound in center of serving plates. Cut each hen in half and place on top of rice. Serve.
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NOTE: For the wild rice mix, use any packet or box that will yield 2 cups when cooked, and substitute half of the liquid with fresh-squeezed tangerine juice. 2. Easy way to cut hens in half for serving - use kitchen shears.
Nutrition Information (per serving):
Per Serving: 705 Calories; 42g Fat (53.9% calories from fat); 36g Protein; 44g Carbohydrate; 2g Dietary Fiber; 198mg Cholesterol; 1216mg Sodium.