Recipe - Roasted Cornish Game Hens With Garlic And Sage

6 teaspoon Coarse salt
2 teaspoon Ground pepper
6 Cornish game hens; (about 20
oz. each), well trimmed
12 lg Cloves garlic; peeled
30 Leaves fresh sage
One fourth cup Olive oil; (12 oz)
1 tablespoon Fresh sage; minced

Preheat oven to 450øF. Line large rimmed baking sheet with foil. combine 6
teaspoons salt and 2 teaspoons pepper in small bowl. Sprinkle inside of
hens with half of salt and pepper mixture. Place 2 garlic cloves and 3 sage
leaves inside each.

Using fingertips, loosen skin of game hen. Place 1 sage leaf under skin of
each breast. Sprinkle outside of each hen with remaining salt and pepper
mixture. Rub hens with oil and minced sage. Place hens, breast side up, on
prepared baking sheet.

Roast hens 10 minutes. Reduce heat to 425øF; continue baking until juices
run clear when hens are pierced with small knife, and meat thermometer
inserted into thigh registers 180øF, about 30 minutes.

Printed in Bon Appetit April 1998

Typed and Busted by Carriej999@AOL.com 4/98

Recipe by: Vinny Testa's Ristorante Newton, MA

Posted to MCRecipe Digest by Carriej999 Carriej999@aol.com on Apr 3,
1998