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Default Cooking cornish hen question

FERRANTE wrote:
> 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



No point in covering them with foil at all. You can pick up a tinfoil
roasting/baking pan in practically any grocery store or dollar store. Just
roast the hen in one of those. Brush with a little butter, sprinkle with
salt & pepper. The instructions are on the bag the cornish hen comes in.

They used to be (not all of them are) stuffed with the gizzards. Check to
make sure you don't leave them inside because they're usually wrapped in
paper if they are in there. They aren't terribly difficult to cook. They
are terribly tasty, though I roasted a couple last Christmas.

Jill