Cider Cornish Hen
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5.0
3 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
20 mins
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Cook Time
20 mins
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Total Time
1 hr
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Servings
8
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Calories
547 kcal
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Course
Main Course
Cider Cornish Hen
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With a rich creamy sauce, lightly flavored with apple, Cider Cornish hen is perfect for a small dinner party or special family dinner.
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Ingredients
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 4 Cornish hens or 8 pheasant breasts as per original
- salt and pepper
- 1 onion finely chopped
- 3-4 ounces Bacon chopped finely
- 1 tick celery chopped roughly
- 1 carrot chopped roughly
- 4 prigs sage
- 2 apples cored and cut into large chunks
- 2 ounces calvados
- 1 cup chicken broth
- 2 cups hard cider dry preferred, divided
- 1 cup Half & Half or heavy cream
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 F
- Melt the butter in a large non-stick casserole pot. Pat hens dry then season with salt and pepper. Brown until light gold on all sides. Remove from the pot and set aside.
- Add the onions, bacon, celery, carrot and sage sprigs to the pot and cook over a medium heat until the onion is soft and the bacon is crispy. Carefully pour off any excess fat that has emerged (none for me).
- Return the hens to the pot and add the diced apple. Pour over the calvados and set alight. Once the flames have died down add 1 cup of the cider and the chicken stock. Bring to a gentle simmer, cover and place in the oven for about 20 minutes. Make sure that temperature reaches at least 165 F.
- Remove the hens from the pot and set aside keeping warm. Strain the sauce into a bowl then pour the strained sauce back into the pot and add a splash of calvados. Reduce by half. Add the cream and simmer for a further 5 minutes or until the sauce is creamy and slightly thickened.
- Return the hens to the pot to warm through and become coated in the sauce.
Notes
- You can use whole or half Cornish Hens for this. I usually serve a whole hen to men and half to women. Calorie count is based on a half hen.
Nutrition Information
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Calories
547kcal
(27%)
Carbohydrates
12g
(4%)
Protein
42g
(84%)
Fat
45g
(69%)
Saturated Fat
15g
(75%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
7g
Monounsaturated Fat
18g
Trans Fat
0.2g
Cholesterol
210mg
(70%)
Sodium
393mg
(16%)
Potassium
706mg
(20%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
9g
(18%)
Vitamin A
1851IU
(37%)
Vitamin C
5mg
(6%)
Calcium
72mg
(7%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 547 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 547kcal | 27% |
| Carbohydrates | 12g | 4% |
| Protein | 42g | 84% |
| Fat | 45g | 69% |
| Saturated Fat | 15g | 75% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 7g | 41% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 18g | 90% |
| Trans Fat | 0.2g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 210mg | 70% |
| Sodium | 393mg | 16% |
| Potassium | 706mg | 15% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 9g | 18% |
| Vitamin A | 1851IU | 37% |
| Vitamin C | 5mg | 6% |
| Calcium | 72mg | 7% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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