The Chipman Inn

Ripton, Vermont

Specialty Recipe

Roasted Rock Cornish Game Hens

Ingredients per game hen:

juice of 1/2 lemon

1/4 cup olive oil

1 large garlic clove, pressed

3/4 teaspoon dried thyme

1-1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary

1 bay leaf

1/2 to 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper

salt and pepper

Game hen

melted butter

Split the hens and remove the ribs and backbone. Combine all above except butter and marinate the hens for 2 to 6 hours. Bring them to room temperature before cooking. Preheat oven to 500 degrees. Remove the hens from the marinade and pat more or less dry. Arrange in an oven dish (single layer), brush with butter, salt, and pepper and bake for 20 to 25 minutes, brushing with butter once or twice.

Serves: however many game hens you choose to prepare.

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