How to cook Cornish Game Hens?

[Chris in Cameron Park]

Got a few real cheap at the Mega Mart.
I'm thinking of spatchcock with pan sear or direct grill.

Any easy ideas?

 

[George Curtis]

i rotiss mine. spatchcock is a good fast way. stick foiled bricks on top.

 

[Shaun R]

Hi Chris, here's an old post of mine. I still do cornish hens this way regularly. What I do is spatch them and then cut them in half. I set them on indirect add smoke wood and go from there. It's a fave around here. Give it a try.


http://tvwbb.com/eve/forums/a/...=206103285#206103285

 

[Chris in Cameron Park]

Shaun, very tasty looking. I will be trying that. Is the skin any good when they are indirect? Or do you not eat the skin?

 

[Shaun R]

The skin will be crispy and delicious. Please post pictures and let us know how it goes. Thanks

 

[Ray Crick]

Chris,

I usually grill them indirect (whole birds). I like to put a piece of lemon and a slice of apple in the cavity (after I have salt and peppered the cavity).
Rub the exterior with oil and season to your liking (I personally love Steve Petrones rubs).
It takes about 45 minutes at 375 degrees.

Ray

 

[r benash]

I'm also thinking on dong a brine on them. Nice reminder to give these a try again, thanks. Love them, just keep passing them up and saying "maybe later" when I'm at the market lately.

I'd really like to spin about 4 whole with aromatics/citrus sutffed in the cavity when I do them.

The simple spatched/grilled looks great though for a simple quick one.

 

[Dave from Denver]

They cook phenomenally on the rotisserie, but what doesn't?

 

[Chris in Cameron Park]

I bet a brine would be great.
Easy with cornish cause you could fit several in a gallon back to brine.

 

[Ivan Stratton]

I saw a Thanksgiving special Alton Brown did on The Food Network that he spatchcocked them and cooked them on a paninni grill. Looked pretty neat. You can probably find the recipe on The Food Networks website.

Here it is

 

[JimT]

If you want to have a little fun, make what I jokingly call "Beer Can Pigeons." Use those individual serving size juice cans, and make them just like beer can chicken.

JimT