Cornish game hens on the Weber!

[Rom Prakash]

Marinated these for 24 hours and then threw them on the grill, cooked indirectly (~370 degrees) and then finished over the coals to try and crisp the skin a little. Very tasty. The first time my kids had cornish game hens, and they all are clamoring for more. Easy to make, inexpensive, different and very delicious! Cooked over Royal Oak lump and a small piece of Apple Wood.

Finished product

Here they were on the grill:

 

[Jim Lampe]

They Look GREAT Rom!
What did you marinate them in?

Easy to make, inexpensive, different and very delicious!

not sure about the inexpensive part, they're 5 bucks a piece up here in southeastern Wisconsin...

 

[Tony R]

Those game hens look great!!
They are cheap in so cal also. I have seen packs of 2 for 5 dollars. Or the box of 12 for 24 dollars or so.

 

[Jim Lampe]

I have seen packs of 2 for 5 dollars. Or the box of 12 for 24 dollars or so.

at those prices, i'd cook'em up every week!

 

[Bill Schultz]

Look beautiful Rom, doing the same right now, hope they come out as good

 

[Mike Coffman]

Awesome looking game hens Rom!

 

[Paul Kastner]

Looking good from here Rom.

 

[Brian Dahl]

at those prices, i'd cook'em up every week!

Youl'd be poppin' those mini's like after dinner mints, Jim!

Great cook, Rom!

 

[John Solak]

Those are some excellent looking cooked hens Rom, nicely done!!!

 

[Gary S]

They're $6-7 a piece up here. Nice looking cook though. I like the spatchcocked idea Rom.

 

[Rom Prakash]

Thanks, everyone! They are inexpensive this time of year, I picked up 2 for $5 frozen. I marinaded them in a mixture of:

* Olive Oil
* Lemon Juice
* Ground Cumin
* Ground Coriander
* Red Pepper Flakes
* Onion Powder (normally would have used real onion, but was pressed for time)
* Garlic Powder (normally would have used crushed garlic, but was pressed for time)
* Dried Oregano
* Kosher Salt
* Pepper
* Cayenne Pepper
* Red Chili flakes.

I think that's about it. I use this sort of marinade all the time on poultry, and my family seems to like it!

We'll definitely be doing this again.

 

[russ olin]

Nice looking bark on those hens. Looks great.

 

[Matt Gard]

I'd love to have a grill full of those right now. They look perfect to me.

 

[Rich Dahl]

Great looking hens, you did good and thanks for sharing the marinade. Local market here just had them for $1.49 each frozen, got four would have bought more but I'm flat out of freezer space.

 

[Gregory R]

Terrific looking hens, Rom!!

 

[Tim McCann]

Hens look gooooood!