Recipe: Cornish Hens with Special Glaze

CORNISH HENS WITH SPECIAL GLAZE
Serves 8

4 Cornish hens, cut in half
1/4 cup olive oil
1/4 cup sherry wine vinegar
1/2 cup honey
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tb Pernod
Pinch of ground cinnamon

Preheat oven to 400 F. Place the hens in roasting pan. Combine olive oil, vinegar, honey, ground cumin, Pernod and ground cinnamon. Simmer until mixture thickens slightly, stirring constantly, about 3 minutes. Remove glaze from heat. Brush some glaze over hens. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Roast, basting every 10 minutes, about 40 minutes. Transfer to plates and serve.

This Spanish dinner should be served with parsley potatoes (sliced potatoes sauteed in butter or olive oil, chopped onion, paprika, crushed garlic and plenty of chopped pasley) and white rice. A store bought Crema Catalana is a good dessert.