Skillet Roasted Cornish Hen

Name: Skillet Roasted Cornish Hen
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 2 cornish hen; 1 lemon; 2 slices of white bread; salt; black pepper; 2 teaspoons olive oil

5 mins prepServes 4

Skillet Roasted Cornish Hen is an easy, elegant dinner with crisp golden skin, juicy meat, lemon, and simple seasoning, ready in about 45 minutes.

4 servings

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0 Preheat oven at 375º.
1 In a large cast iron skillet place the slices of bread to cover the skillet bottom.
2 Place the cleaned Cornish hens over the bread slices. In the cavity, sprinkle generously with salt and pepper, and insert the cut lemon quarter. Tie the legs together. Sprinkle generously with salt and pepper all over and lightly cover with over oil.
3 Place in the hot oven for 40 minutes, poking the tights and breasts to make sure all the juices are running out.
4 When ready, remove from the oven, cover and let it rest for 5 minutes.
5 At time of serving discard the bread and cut in half.

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