Special Cornish Hen

Total Time: 2 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 10 garlic cloves, peeled
• 1/2 large onion, chopped
• 1 tablespoon red wine
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 1/2 tablespoons dried rosemary, crushed
• 1/8 teaspoon rubbed sage
• 1 teaspoon seasoning salt
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon pepper
• 1 slice bacon, chopped and sweated
• 1 cornish hen
• 1 whole jalapeno, chopped fine
• salt and pepper
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted

Recipe

• 1 pre heat oven to 350o f.
• 2 mix the vegetables,wine, herbs, and oil together in a bowl.
• 3 chop and sweat the bacon in a cast iron skillet, add to vegetable mixture grease and all. salt and pepper to taste.
• 4 stuff the hen with this mixture and sew closed tightly ( this is needed to maintain moisture in the finished product ).
• 5 salt and pepper the stufffed hen well.
• 6 place hen on rack in shallow oven proof pan*. brush with melted butter.
• 7 roast for 1.5 to 2 hours, basting often, until juices run clear or instant read thermometer reads 180 o. allow to sit for 10 minutes before serving.
• 8 cut hen in half lengthwise and serve with the stuffing.