Recipe - Game Hens A La Orange

2 Cornish hens; split
4 tablespoon Butter
2 tablespoon Oil

STUFFING
1 One half cup Breadcrumbs
One fourth cup Chopped onions
1 teaspoon Sage
One fourth cup Slivered almonds
1 cn Mandarin oranges

ORANGE SAUCE
One half cup Orange juice
1 tablespoon Cornstarch
2 tablespoon Orange liqueur

Preheat oven to 325øF. Put butter and oil in a saut‚ pan and heat until
butter melts. Add hens and saut‚ on all sides until nicely browned. Remove
and set aside. Add onion, breadcrumbs, almonds and sage to the pan. Stir
and brown slightly. Add oranges and stir lightly. Spoon into a baking pan
in individual mounds to equal number of hen halves. Place a game hen half
on each mound. Combine cornstarch, orange juice and liqueur in a small pan.
Heat until clear and pour over hens. Bake for 1 One half hours.

NOTES : Halved Cornish hens ovenroasted over mounds of almond, orange,=
breadcrumb stuffing and with an orange liqueur sauce. One of my better
creations.
Recipe by: Marybeth Bontadelli

Posted to recipeludigest Volume 01 Number 258 by Bob & Carole Walberg
walbergr@mb.sympatico.ca on Nov 15, 1997