i'm making stuffed cornish hens tonight and im very excited b/c the hens are so tiny and cute lol
so i have a few questions....
#1 - the recipe says to 'skewer' the opening of the hen closed.... HOW does one do this? i googled images and a few came up, but i cant really see it too well to get a good idea of how to skewer it shut
#2 - it says to bake the hen on a rack inside a shallow pan.... where would i get this? do these things exist - like racks inside of pans? lol
#3 - it also says to tie the legs together... what kind of string would i use to do this? do they have special cooking string?? lol
so as you can see, i am just starting to learn how to cook.... and i need help hahaha
TIA
edited for spelling
****UPDATE****
well ladies - DH and i just finished eating the hens and may i say they were YUUUUMMMMYYYYY!!!!!!
they were SUPER easy to make!! hooray for being successful at cooking something else!!! lol
TommysWife08
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I don't know the answer to any of your questions but can I come over for dinner?
hahaha sure!
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okay - one more question.... should i glaze the INSIDE of the hen before putting the rice inside? do you think this will help it to stay moist? or do you think that is just a bad bad idea lol
i will def glaze it under the skin!!
It's definitely NOT a bad idea. It will also add more flavor to the hen AND the stuffing.
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Posted by TommysWife08
okay - one more question.... should i glaze the INSIDE of the hen before putting the rice inside? do you think this will help it to stay moist? or do you think that is just a bad bad idea lol
i will def glaze it under the skin!!
It's definitely NOT a bad idea. It will also add more flavor to the hen AND the stuffing.
THANKS!!!
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Posted by TommysWife08
okay - one more question.... should i glaze the INSIDE of the hen before putting the rice inside? do you think this will help it to stay moist? or do you think that is just a bad bad idea lol
i will def glaze it under the skin!!
It's definitely NOT a bad idea. It will also add more flavor to the hen AND the stuffing.
THANKS!!!
Good luck with the hen. It sounds really delicious. Let us know how it turns out.
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Posted by TommysWife08
okay - one more question.... should i glaze the INSIDE of the hen before putting the rice inside? do you think this will help it to stay moist? or do you think that is just a bad bad idea lol
i will def glaze it under the skin!!
It's definitely NOT a bad idea. It will also add more flavor to the hen AND the stuffing.
THANKS!!!
Just one other thing. Unless I read this incorrectly, you said you'd glaze under the skin. Make sure to glaze over the skin as the recipe calls for. Putting a bit under the skin as well is fine but that should be done before cooking.
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I agree, the glaze is to give the skin a nice flavor and a bit of crunchyness to it. You don't have to add it under the skin, just add a few pads of butter and that will be fine.
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Just one other thing. Unless I read this incorrectly, you said you'd glaze under the skin. Make sure to glaze over the skin as the recipe calls for. Putting a bit under the skin as well is fine but that should be done before cooking.
