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Ed Pawlowski Ed Pawlowski is offline
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Default Cooking cornish hen question


"FERRANTE" > wrote in message
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>I plan on cooking a couple of Cornish hens Sunday, but I do not have a
> roasting pan. I have never cooked these before. Would sealing them in
> foil work? A glass dish covered in foil? Also, any suggestions on any
> spices to add that might enhance the flavor of the birds?
>
> Thanks in advance for your help.
>
> Mark


MY favorite roasting pan is a cast iron fry pan. If you seal them in foil,
they will steam, not roast, and the skin will be rubbery.

Any sort of pan will do. Pie plate, glass baking dish, etc.