Reviewed: Mar. 21, 2012

This was great; made it for Valentine's Day dinner with lobster tails and mashed potatoes. My family is Chinese and we use oyster sauce in pretty much everything so I already had it just sitting in the fridge.

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MissMommy

Reviewed: Feb. 20, 2012

Absolutely loved this recipe. Next time I would double the marinade and reserve half of it for basting. We grilled this instead of baking it and absolutely loved the results! Will definitely be making this again!

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rgabel08

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Charleston, Illinois, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 20, 2012

great taste and presentation is fantastic!!

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Doug

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Living In: Bradford, Ontario, Canada

Reviewed: Jan. 18, 2012

Delicious! I agree with the other reviews and the cooking time is a little longer than expected. Recommend double checking the meat temperature (165 for poultry). Wasn't a problem though because it gave us more time to baste the outside for a fantastic finish!

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Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 13, 2012

Oops, wasn't paying attention and used Hoisin Sauce-- but it was fantastic! I marinated for about an hour in a big ziplock bag so the color was wonderful before even cooking. Used 4 hens. I added 30 min. to the cooking but ended up cooking 1-1/2 hours at 350°. TIP: if you bake 4 at once, rotate the whole birds half-way through cooking so both sides are exposed to the same amount of heat. Setting side-by-side the 'inside' halves were underdone, outside halves were perfect.

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MOMOFADDY

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Hilliard, Ohio, USA

Living In: Gallipolis, Ohio, USA

Reviewed: Jan. 10, 2012

As with many other reviews, this needs more cooking time. Doubled everything and made 4 birds. Initially added 10 extra mins on 325 and 20 extra mins on 350 and basted only 3 times but that was not enough. Put the birds back in 350 for 30 more mins, perfectly tender and juicy!

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tautog

Reviewed: Jan. 2, 2012

Reminded us of the ducks in Chinatown...took us longer to cook since we basted quite often. Our 6 year old ate the whole hen, it was that good.

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Marinita

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Los Angeles, California, USA

Living In: Fort Worth, Texas, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 23, 2011

OK. I didn't think the soy and oyster sauces added much even after marinating for 45 minutes.

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larryb33

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Living In: Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 25, 2011

I had never cooked a cornish hen before but this recipe seemed simple enough so I picked it...and I am SO glad I did! The flavor was great! I served it with garlic mashed potatoes and buttered green beans and my husband and I devoured it all! The only thing I did differently was I added the 2 tbls of butter to the marinade (by accident) and then I used 2 more later on like the recipe called for. I will definately be making this again!

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