Roasted Cornish Hen

Roasted Cornish Hen

Ingredients:

• Cornish Hen (one per person)
• White Wine
• Lemon
• Rosemary
• Garlic
• Olive Oil
• Salt & Pepper
• White Vinegar for soaking/cleaning Hen before cooking

Start:

1. Soak Hen in vinegar and water to clean thoroughly 
2. Crush Garlic and place under the skin all over Hen. Place some cloves in body cavity
3. Make sure Rosemary is placed all over Hen, put stem of fresh rosemary inside body cavity
4. Salt & Pepper all of skin liberally
5. Start with breasts up and pour white wine, lemon, olive oil and a bit of water to cover hen 3/4 of the way 
6. Cook on 375 degrees for 25 minutes. 
7. Flip Hen over, breast side down and cook for 45 more minutes
8. Bast Hen every 15 minutes or so 
9. Temp Hen after 1 hour 10 min. If all parts are 165 degrees or higher, it is finished. I kept cooking it to brown skin a little more 20 more minutes. 1:30 (1 1/2 Hours) total