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FERRANTE > wrote:

> On Sat, 15 Nov 2008 18:30:17 -0500, "Ed Pawlowski" >
> wrote:
>
> >
> >"FERRANTE" > wrote in message
> .. .
> >>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.
>
> Thanks, I have a nice cast iron Dutch oven that will do the trick. Do
> you think it would be all right to add some potatoes on the side
> inside the Dutch oven? Also, these are average size birds and I have
> two of them. What temp would you cook them at and for about how long?
> It does not say on the wrapper as far as I can see.
>
> Thanks!
> Mark

350 for maybe 45 minutes tops. Cornish hens are delicate.

Spuds might need to be cooked a bit longer.
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