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Prep/Cook Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
Servings: 4
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Ingredients
2 PERDUE® Fresh Whole Cornish Hens
2 tablespoons melted butter or margarine
Salt and freshly ground pepper to taste
Grated zest and juice of 1 orange
Juice of 1 lemon
1/2 cup dark corn syrup
2 teaspoons chopped fresh tarragon, or 1/2 teaspoon dried tarragon
Fresh tarragon sprigs to garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375° F. Brush hens with butter and season with salt and pepper. Place hens in shallow roasting pan or baking dish. Roast for 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in a measuring cup combine orange and lemon juices, orange zest, corn syrup and tarragon. Pour this mixture over hens.
- Continue to roast, basting occasionally, for 30 to 40 minutes or until hens are well glazed, and meat thermometer inserted in thickest part of thigh registers 180° F.
- Garnish with tarragon sprigs and serve with pan juices.
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 Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe 4 Amount Per Serving (* % of Daily Value) Calories 361 (18%)
Total Fat 16.8g (26%)
Saturated Fat 7.2g (36%)
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 128mg (43%)
Sodium 112mg (5%)
Total Carbohydrate 35g (12%)
Fiber 0.5g
Sugars 0g
Protein 19g
* Percent of Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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