Cornish Hens With Apricots, Tomatoes And Spices
| CATEGORY | CUISINE | TAG | YIELD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meats | Cornish | Chicken, Kosher/meat, Passover | 12 | Servings |
INGREDIENTS
| 12 | T | Chicken fat |
| 6 | Cornish game hens, halved | |
| Salt and freshly ground | ||
| black pepper to taste | ||
| 4 | t | Cinnamon |
| 4 | c | Chopped onion |
| 1 | t | Cloves |
| 3 | c | Canned plum tomatoes, diced |
| with juices reserved | ||
| 3 1/2 | c | Dried apricots, soaked in |
| hot water for 1 hr and | ||
| drained | ||
| 2 | c | Chicken stock |
| 1/3 | c | Brown sugar |
INSTRUCTIONS
Heat 6 tbsp fat in a large saucepan. Sprinkle the hens with salt, pepper and 1 tsp cinnamon, then brown well. In another saucepan, heat remaining chicken fat, add the onions and cook over low heat 5 min or until onions are transparent. Add remaining 3 tsp cinnamon and the cloves and cook 3 more min stirring occasionally. Add about 1/2 c of the reserved tomato juices. Puree half the soaked aprico ts in a food processor or blender, and coarsely chop the rest. Add the pureed apricots, the diced tomatoes and 1 c chicken stock to the onion mixture. Simmer, uncovered, 5 min. Puree 2 c of the onion mixture. Return to the pan, add the remaining apricots, brown sugar and remaining chicken stock. Add enough additional liquid to thin the sauce out to a medium thickness. Place half the sauce in the bottom of a large casserole. Add the hens and cover with the remaining sauce. Bake, covered, in a 350F oven until done, 30-40 minutes. NOTES : From The Jewish Holiday Kitchen by Joan Nathan. Schocken Books, New York: 1988. Recipe by: Joyce Goldstein (Square One, SF) Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #547 by "Master Harper Gaellon" <gaellon@inch.com> on Apr 3, 1997
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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients)
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Calories: 406
Calories From Fat: 220
Total Fat: 24.4g
Cholesterol: 170.9mg
Sodium: 293.3mg
Potassium: 599.1mg
Carbohydrates: 14.2g
Fiber: 2.1g
Sugar: 9g
Protein: 31.5g