Four Alarm Game Hens

Servings: 4 Difficulty: Advanced
International-style classic side-dish that brings home-style flavor to your table
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Four Alarm Game Hens

Difficulty: Advanced
Servings: 4 Calories: 135.5

Description

This International side-dish features Roasted red peppers; drained, Vegetable oil, Country-style Dijon mustard, Ground red pepper (or more!, Tabasco (or more to taste. It delivers a pleasant kick of heat. A reliable recipe that works well for everyday cooking. Simple to make with ingredients you likely already have on hand, this is a recipe you will come back to again and again.

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Fresh herb sprigs, optional *Note: You may use more crushed hot red pepper if desired, to taste.
  2. Game hens should be about 1 pound each, split lengthwise in half.
  3. Start fire in grill, placing rack 4 inches above coals (see note).
  4. Process red peppers in food processor or blender until smooth; set aside.
  5. Heat oil in a 1-quart saucepan over medium-low
  6. heat ;
  7. add pureed peppers, mustard, ground red pepper, hot red pepper sauce, and crushed red pepper.
  8. Cook 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until heated through and flavors are blended.
  9. Remove from heat; set aside until fire is ready.
  10. Place Rock Cornish game hen halves, skin side down, on hot
  11. grill rack;
  12. cook , covered with
  13. grill
  14. cover , 10 minutes.
  15. Turn hens over; cook, covered, another 10 minutes.
  16. Brush hot red pepper sauce liberally over chicken;
  17. cook , covered, 5 minutes longer until chicken is cooked through.
  18. Serve when chicken is well glazed, garnishing with herb sprigs.
  19. NOTE: Hens may be baked in oven.
  20. Heat oven to 450F (232&# 194;°C).
  21. Prepare sauce as directed.
  22. Place hen halves, skin side up, in a baking or roasting pan.
  23. Bake 25 minutes until cooked through.
  24. Brush sauce over hens; cook 10 minutes longer until sauce begins to brown

Nutrition Facts

Servings 4


Amount Per Serving
Calories 135.5kcal
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 5.2g8%
Saturated Fat 0.7g4%
Cholesterol 0.0mg0%
Sodium 45.4mg2%
Total Carbohydrate 22.4g8%
Dietary Fiber 5.7g23%
Sugars 9.1g
Protein 3.8g8%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

Keywords: alarm, baking, blending, chicken, cornish, countrystyle, crushed, dijon, drained, four, game, grilling, ground, hens, hot, international, more, mustard, oil, pepper
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