Roasted Cornish Game Hens With Garlic And Sage

[Providence] insists that everything (yes, everything) that happens does so because God wills it to happen, wills it to happen before it happens, wills it to happen in the way that it happens. Such a view signals immediately that history is not arbitrary or fortuitous; neither is it “simple determinism,” “Que Sera, Sera” or, “whatever will be, will be,” as though our own choices and involvement have no relevance whatsoever, a fatalistic view more reflective of Islam than biblical Christianity.

Derek Thomas

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
	Cornish		6	Servings

INGREDIENTS

6	t	Coarse salt
2	t	Ground pepper
6		Cornish game hens, about 20
		oz. each well trimmed
12		Cloves garlic, peeled
30		Leaves fresh sage
1/4	c	Olive oil, 12 oz
1	T	Fresh sage, minced

INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat oven to 450Ã¸F. 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 425Ã¸F;
continue baking until  juices run clear when hens are pierced with
small knife, and meat  thermometer inserted into thigh registers
180Ã¸F, 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 MC-Recipe Digest by Carriej999
<Carriej999@aol.com> on Apr  3, 1998

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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients) ---------------------------------------------- Calories: 1569 Calories From Fat: 1095 Total Fat: 122.6g Cholesterol: 611.2mg Sodium: 4825.9mg Potassium: 802.8mg Carbohydrates: 6.5g Fiber: <1g Sugar: <1g Protein: 109g

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