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                 ROASTED GAME HENS WITH ASIAN SPICE RUB

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Serving Size  : 6    Preparation Time :0:00
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 Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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  6                    Cornish game hens
                       Salt and pepper
  1 1/2                Lemons, cut into 6 quarters
  1 1/2   sm           Onions, cut into 6 quarters
  6       tb           Butter, softened
                       Inch knob fresh ginger,
                       -minced
    1/4   c            Asian fivespice powder
    1/2   c            White wine

 Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Rinse the game hens and
 pat them dry. Season the cavities with salt and pepper
 and place a quarter lemon and a quarter onion in each
 cavity. In a small bowl, combine the butter, ginger
 and fivespice powder. Rub the fivespice mixture onto
 the hens. Place the birds, breast side up, in a
 shallow roasting pan. Pour the white wine into the
 pan. Bake for 45 minutes to 1 hour, until the juices
 run clear when the hen is pierced in the thickest part
 of the thigh. Remove from the oven and serve with the
 pan juices spooned over the hens. Yield: 6 servings
 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #

 Recipe by: CHEF DU JOUR DONATA MAGGIPINTO SHOW #DJ9317

 From: "Ed Bauman" <[email protected]>

 Date: Fri, 6 Dec 96 01:39:49 UT



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