New England Roasted Cornish Game Hens

Total Time: 6 hrs 25 mins Preparation Time: 6 hrs Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1 lemon, juice only
• 4 fluid ounces olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves, pressed
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dried thyme
• 3 teaspoons dried rosemary
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 -2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• salt
• pepper, to taste
• 2 cornish hens
• unsalted butter, melted

Recipe

• 1 split the hens and remove the ribs and backbone.
• 2 combine all above except butter and marinate the hens for 2 to 6 hours.
• 3 bring them to room temperature before cooking.
• 4 preheat oven to 500°f.
• 5 remove the hens from the marinade and pat more or less dry.
• 6 arrange in an oven dish (single layer), brush with butter, sprinkle with salt and pepper and bake for 20 to 25 minutes, brushing with butter once or twice during cooking.