Love Birds Paired with Pinot Noir
Love Birds Paired with Pinot Noir
Serves:
4 people
Cooking Time:
60 minutes
Ingredients
- 2 Cornish hens, room temperature
- 3 Tablespoons olive oil
- ¼ Cup unsalted butter, melted
- ¼ Cup white wine
- 1 Lemon & Halved
- ½ Teaspoon salt
- ½ Teaspoon fresh cracked pepper
- 2 Tablespoons fresh parsley
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F.Lightly grease a roasting pan.
- Pour the olive oil, melted butter, wine (if using), and the juice of half a lemon over the hens, under the skin, and inside the cavity. Season hens liberally on the outside and inside the cavity with salt and pepper. Sprinkle over the parsley.
- Rub the minced garlic over the chicken, mix all ingredients together over the hens and under the skin.
- Place the hens and halved garlic head on a baking sheet pan with plenty of space between them. You may need to use 2 pans. Loosely stuff the cavities of each hen with garlic.
- Roast the hens in the preheated oven for about 1 hour or until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh registers 165 degrees F and the juices run clear. Remove the hens from the oven, loosely tent with foil, and let rest 10 minutes before carving or serving.