| Cornish Game Hen With Vanilla Date Puree and Fuji Apples |
From "All in Good Taste"
episode AGT-312 |
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Cornish Game Hen With Vanilla Date Puree and Fuji Apples
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Ingredients: 2 Cornish game hens (de-boned)
2 Tbs. olive oil
Salt and pepper to taste
1 tsp. allspice
1 lemon
1 tsp. black caraway seed
2 Fuji apples
1 cup dry white wine
1 Tbs. honey
1 cinnamon stick
1 tsp. tarragon, chopped fine Ingredients for Date Puree: 1 cup dried dates (pitted)
1 cup water
1/2-1 vanilla bean (scraped)
Pinch nutmeg Preparation: Cut 4 sections off the core of the apple and slice real thin. Saute the apples in a pan with a little butter and olive oil. Add 1 tablespoon honey, 1 cup dry white wine, 1 teaspoon tarragon, zest of 1 lemon and a cinnamon stick. Let this simmer for about 10 minutes until the apples cook in their own juices and the wine has evaporated. Reserve this in a warm area to be plated later on. Remove the bones from the hens and place the cut pieces in a pan. Place in a 13 by 9 baking dish and season with 1 teaspoon caraway seeds, 1 teaspoon allspice and the lemon. Let it sit at room temperature for a few minutes to absorb into the skin. Saute in a pan with half olive oil and half butter for about 2 minutes on each side until lightly browned. Transfer back into the baking dish and bake in 400-degree oven for approximately 8 to 10 minutes. It will be a medium rare at that point. In a saucepan, place 1 cup water, the dried vanilla bean, pinch of nutmeg and 1 cup dried dates. Simmer for 5 minutes to reconstitute the dates and then transfer to a food processor and process until smooth (about 2 minutes). Transfer to a piping bag with a star tip. To plate the dish, place a leg and thigh on the plate. Place a few apples at one end and then place the breast of the hen on top of the apples. Off to the right, do a date rosette. Spoon a little bit of the sauce from the apples and from the baking pan over the hen. Add a sprig of rosemary for the finish. We at DIY believe all of the recipes from All in Good Taste are accurate and reliable, but since we have not tested them personally, we can claim no responsibility if the desired results are not achieved.
RESOURCES :
Best Ever Spicy Cookbook: Scintillating Recipes to Spice Up Every Meal
Model: 075480481X
Author: Lucia Perez
Lorenz Books / Anness Publishing Inc.
Website: www.lorenzbooks.com
Cooking with Spices
Model: 0789427788
Author: Jill Norman and Deni Brown
DK Publishing - Main Office
New York, NY 10016
Phone: 212-213-4800
Fax: 212-213-5240
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