CORNISH HENS WITH SWEET POTATO STUFFING

POULTRY MAIN DISH RECIPES

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Indeed, even in bison country at the level of summer, Lewis' party needed to agree to pigeons rather than meat. Cornish hens, all the more promptly accessible to the cutting edge cook, make a decent substitute.

Cooking Ingredients

    • 2 Cornish hens (around 12 ounces each)
    • Salt and pepper to taste
    • 3 medium yams, stripped and cut into 1/2-inch solid shapes
    • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil

Cooking Direction

    DIRECTIONS

    • Put the Cornish hens on a baking sheet. Sprinkle with salt and pepper all around.
    • Fill the cavity freely with yams, allowing a couple of yams to spill over.
    • Brush oil on every hen.
    • Heat in a 350°F broiler for 1¼ to 1½ hours, or until the juices run clear and the potatoes are delicate.
    • Cut the hens and present with the yams.
    • To broil on the barbecue: Set up the hens on a baking sheet as above.
    • Spot to the side of hot coals.
    • Cover the barbecue and meal the hens as above.