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Default How To Adapt Mimi's Sticky Chicken Recipe for Cornish Game Hens?

Michael "Dog3" wrote:
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>>On Sun, 23 Dec 2007 00:24:49 -0800, Mickey Zalusky wrote:
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>>>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.

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>>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.
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> 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.
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> Michael

Thanks. I thought they would dry out too. BTW - FWIW, I'm female.
Mickey is my nickname - short for "Michelina".