# JUICY CORNISH HEN RECIPE

This recipe guides you through making juicy Cornish hens with a flavorful herb and spice butter mixture.

- Cuisine: American
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 cornish hens
- 2 sticks unsalted butter
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp cajun seasoning
- 1 tbsp herbes de provence
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp msg
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 1/3 cup green onion
- 1 celery stalk
- 0.5 onion
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1 naval orange
- Poultry seasoning

## Instructions

1. Pat dry the cornish hens with a paper towel.
2. Gather all the ingredients for the butter mixture.
3. Add butter to a food processor.
4. Add green onions to the food processor.
5. Grate orange zest into the food processor.
6. Add the spice mixture to the food processor.
7. Pour olive oil into the food processor.
8. Blend all ingredients in the food processor until smooth.
9. Apply the butter mixture under the skin of the cornish hens.
10. Rub the butter mixture all over the cornish hens.
11. Stuff the cornish hens with garlic, onion, celery, and orange halves.
12. Place the seasoned cornish hens on a roasting rack in a roasting pan.
13. Sprinkle poultry seasoning over the hens.
14. Bake the cornish hens until golden brown and cooked through.
15. Baste the cooked hens with their juices.
16. Carve the cooked cornish hens.

## Equipment

- roasting pan
- food processor
- grater
- gloves

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## Source

- Original video: https://youtube.com/shorts/XdqVOMNkB00?si=t6b-iws93cAyODiW
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/86189189-ff72-45a0-a36d-aa4ca3de45ea
- Extracted: 2025-08-25

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