Pepin's Potato Leek Soup and Roti Cornish Hens

[Bill Schultz]

# 4 came home from Penn state tonight made her a nice meal. First the Cornish Hens in the brine with salt sugar and the Aromatics in

Leeks cut and cleaned as per Jac and a mix of Shrooms cut up

Sweated until softened, then chicken stock and some water added, then instant potato, salt and pepper, and at the end a little milk added

Hens stuffed with half a ripe orange, dressed with EVOO, then seasoned with Herbs de Provence and on the roti. Towards the end the the drip pans removed and the coal baskets moved to center to crisp up the skin

Ever tell you guys how much I love my OTG, dialed in 350 right away and stayed there for the whole cook

First course, if you guys have never tried this soup you are missing something delicious

The CEO, otherwise known as the gravy master took the giblets, beef broth, butter and my pan drippings and made something brown and delicious

Your plate, we liked it a lot

 

[Cliff Bartlett]

Wow Bill. I thought that bird was looking at me in that first pic. What a spectacular meal. That soup looks delicious, as does everything else. That orange stuffed in the hens sounds delicious. Will definitely try that. Great job.

 

[ChuckO]

That's an amazing cook Bill!

 

[JimK]

Great stuff Bill. #4 is a lucky girl. As is the rest of the family that was home for this masterpiece.

Got a link for that soup recipe?

 

[Bill Schultz]

Watch the Master do it Jim

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gc2kghrzX7E

 

[Tony R]

The game hens look good. Pass me some soup.

 

[Barb D]

That was a awesome cook Bill, #4 is a lucky girl and the rest of the family is lucky to have you and the CEO for parents. That is a very interesting soup will have to try that.

 

[Rich Dahl]

That was a awesome cook Bill, #4 is a lucky girl and the rest of the family is lucky to have you and the CEO for parents. That is a very interesting soup will have to try that.

The boss got it right again

 

[Brian Dahl]

A-w-w- Billy Boy, another grand slam! I don't even want to look at your stat sheet.

 

[Pete in PG]

Great looking meal Bill! The hens, soup and everything looks fantastic! I haven't tried that soup and will book it soon. I just made 3 qts of chicken stock from the bones of three chickens and soup is next up.

 

[Bill Schultz]

You'll like it Pete, check out the Pepin link I posted above, gooooood stuff

 

[Rich G]

Monsieur Pepin is one of my favorite chefs! Nice work there, Bill!

Rich

 

[Luke P]

Woah, Bill! That's a heck of a meal. Lots of great flavors, and pics looks sharp. Thanks for sharing so many details with us.

 

[Bob Correll]

Beautiful birds, soup, and pics!
Welcome back from PR my friend!

 

[Jason Noble]

Great photos. Looks likes a delicious meal.

 

[John Solak]

Fantastic looking meal!!! Love leeks and potato soup but never made it myself, yours looks really good and simple!

 

[Tim McCann]

Nice homecoming meal Bill!

 

[russ olin]

Another fine cook from Bill. #4 sure is one lucky lady to have a great dad like you to cook for her.

 

[John Sp]

Great looking meal Bill. I love to do Cornish hens on the rotis. We are going to try that soup too. My wife loves potato based soups and the freezer is full of home made chicken stock...

Regards,

John

 

[Jose Suro]

Superb cook as usual Bill. What a great meal, and great pics too.