Cornish Hens with Coffee Liqueur Sauce Recipe
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Cornish Hens with Coffee Liqueur Sauce

By: WKMKTG 
"This has become a favorite around our house."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.4 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (9)

What to Drink?

Wine Tempranillo
Prep Time:
25 Min
Cook Time:
1 Hr
Ready In:
1 Hr 25 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 4 servings
 

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup coffee flavored liqueur
  • 1/4 cup fresh orange juice
  • 1/2 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
  • 1/2 teaspoon prepared mustard
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground paprika
  • 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 4 Cornish game hens
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 2 slices orange, halved
  • 2 slices lemon, halved
  • 1 cup seedless grapes (optional)

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). In a small saucepan, stir together the coffee liqueur, orange and lemon juices, mustard and paprika. Add butter and bring to a boil. Once boiling, lower heat and simmer for 1 minute. Remove from heat, cover and set aside.
  2. Rinse hens under cold running water and pat dry. Season the cavities with salt and pepper to taste. Stuff each bird with half a slice of orange and half a slice of lemon. Stuff grapes into the cavity if desired. Spoon in about a tablespoon of the sauce. Truss or skewer the legs together and place breast side up in a shallow roasting pan, and tent loosely with foil.
  3. Roast for 30 minutes in the preheated oven. Remove foil and baste with the coffee liqueur sauce. Continue roasting for an additional 30 minutes, basting a few more times. Remove hens to a serving platter and remove trussing or skewers. Place roasting pan onto the stovetop and deglaze with the remaining basting sauce. Simmer until thickened, then spoon over roasted hens. Garnish with remaining lemon and orange slices.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 530 | Total Fat: 30g | Cholesterol: 174mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 25, 2004 by SBREWTON1   view full review
Very good everyone liked this dish. Thank you for posting this recipe.
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 7, 2003 by RAVEN122549   view full review
Don't know about the recipe, but I completely adore the guy who submitted it!
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 25, 2008 by Lara   view full review
Good flavor and very moist, but the hens were undercooked at the recommended one hour. It's...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 29, 2010 by rynathea   view full review
My advice for cooking time is just to keep basting it every 10 minutes or so after that 2nd...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 4, 2010 by Tapgypsy   view full review
I used Kahlua and add a 1/4 cup of apricot preserves to the sauce. Came out great! Thanks to...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 30, 2009 by RMSR   view full review
I downsized the recipe to one hen for my fiancé and I. Not sure about it's weight, but even...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 19, 2010 by Corky   view full review
This worked out very well. The sauce was easy and a big hit.
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 5, 2006 by mms   view full review
Used Starbucks Coffee liquere which proved to have a mello flavor. The birds were extreamly...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.4 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 14, 2012 by merlion   view full review
This review is for the sauce only as I made this with chicken tenderloins cooked in a skillet...

 

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