New Cranberry Stuffed Game Hens - Honey, I Shrunk The Turkey

You may last wondering why I’m posting a Thanksgiving-themed video inwards the middle of summer. It’s a smashing enquiry – I fifty-fifty annoyed myself alongside this way-too-early reminder of things to come upward – but I exercise accept a smashing explanation.

As some of yous may know, I write a quarterly article for Allrecipes Magazine, which requires producing the content months inwards advance, together with this cranberry stuffed game hen recipe is going to last my detail inwards the Nov issue. And yes, yous should purchase the journal anyway.

If you’re cooking for a smaller grouping during the holidays, game hens are a fantastic agency to downsize, without losing whatsoever of the especial occasion feel. What nosotros accept is basically a miniaturized version of the traditional vacation turkey, featuring an easy, walnut staff of life together with dried cranberry stuffing.

If you’ve never worked alongside game hens before, they’re really user friendly. Even stuffed to excess, they entirely roast for nearly an hr inwards a hot oven, together with equally long equally yous don’t overcook them (use a thermometer!), you’ll last enjoying the form of juicy, flavorful meat that people cooking turkey entirely dream of.

As far equally portioning goes, one-half a plane makes a squeamish serving, but I advise doing 1 hen per person. I’m sorry, but regardless of bird-size, a vacation repast without leftovers is only non a vacation meal. So, whether you’re looking for a smaller, to a greater extent than manageable menu, or only desire to experience bigger inwards proportion to your poultry, I promise yous laissez passer these “micro turkeys” a crusade soon. Enjoy!

Ingredients for Cranberry & Walnut Stuffed Game Hens

(Makes ii whole or iv one-half portions)

2 whole game hens (about 1 1/4 pounds each), fully dressed, together with seasoned alongside common salt to taste

For the stuffing:

3 tbsp butter

1/4 loving cup minced shallots

2 tbsp chopped light-green onions

1/4 loving cup dried cranberries

1 loving cup chicken broth

2 cups toasted, crispy walnut staff of life cubes

1 tbsp chopped fresh thyme leaves

1/4 tsp dried sage

1 tsp freshly minced rosemary

1 large egg, beaten

For the sauce:

2 tbsp maple syrup

1/4 loving cup fresh cranberries

2/3 loving cup chicken broth

salt together with pepper to taste

- Roast at 400 degrees F. oven for nearly an hr or until the internal temperature inwards the middle of the thigh is 160 F. Let rest, covered loosely inwards foil for nearly 10 minutes, spell the sauce is completed.

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