Recipe: Crock Pot Cornish Hens with Lime Glaze

Crock Pot Cornish Hens with Lime Glaze
rec.food.Cooking/ChefKat (2000)
Makes 4 servings

2 Cornish game hens
2 slices cubed cinnamon bread
1 stalk chopped celery
1/2 tsp. dried tarragon
2 Tbsp. chopped walnuts
1 chopped green onion
1/3 cup vermouth or white wine

3 Tbsp. melted margarine or butter
2 Tbsp. sugar
2 Tbsp. fresh lime juice
1 Tbsp. soy sauce

3 Tbsp. cornstarch
3 Tbsp. water

Thaw hens if frozen. In a bowl, combine bread cubes, celery, tarragon, walnuts and green onion. Sprinkle with vermouth or white wine and toss. Spoon mixture into cavity of each hen.

In a bowl, mix together margarine or butter, sugar, lime juice and soy sauce. Brush hens with sauce. Place a rack or trivet in a slow cooker.

Place hens on end, neck down, on rack. Cover and cook on low 6 to 7 hours or until hens are tender. Or can be baked laying down on a rack for 6 1/2 hours. Remove hens and cover to keep warm. Turn control to high.

In a small bowl, dissolve cornstarch in water; stir into cooking juices in crock pot*. Cover and cook on high 10 minutes or until thickened.

With shears, cut hens in half. Spoon sauce over each.

*Sauce can be cooked in a pan on the stove. Not too sweet, not too tart.