On Dec 23, 4:23*am, "Michael \"Dog3\"" > wrote:
> Sqwertz > dropped :in rec.food.cooking
>
> > On Sun, 23 Dec 2007 00:24:49 -0800, Mickey Zalusky wrote:
>
> >> Has anyone tried baking Cornish game hens using the low-temp, long
> >> bake method from the famous Mimi's Sticky Chicken recipe (250 degrees
> >> for 5 hours? *I'm assuming less than 5 hours would be needed for the
> >> smaller Cornish hens but I'm wondering if they would dry out rather
> >> than getting wonderfully tender as the meat gets for a 3 or 4-lb.
> >> chicken in the original recipe.
>
> > SGH is going to be tender without having to cook it low and slow.
> > Just bake then at 375 for about 50 minutes (unstuffed), an hour
> > or slightly more for one stuffed with cooked a wild rice/veggie
> > mixture.
>
> > -sw
>
> Steve I don't think that was what he was after. I might be mistaken
> though. *IMO Mickey, the cornish hens would be really dried out after
> that long of a cooking time. *I've never done it so I can't say for sure,
> that is just my opinion.

With all the Cornish game hens, where the heck are all of the game
roosters?

I wondered that for years, but here's what Wikipedia says:

"As is common in the poultry industry, storebought game hens may be
either male or female specimens, despite the common usage of the word
"hen" typically denoting a female."
source -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornish_game_hen
>
> Michael

--Bryan