Roasted Cornish Hens With Chili Butter
Serves: 3
Cierra Adams
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
49
Spice
52
Sweetness
45
Sourness
40
mins
Prep time (avg)
4.1
Difficulty
Ingredients:
2 tbsps
Unsalted Butter (softened)2.5 tsps
Chili Powder1 tsp
Lemon Juice (fresh)1 tsp
Cayenne1 tsp
SaltDirections:
1
Preheat oven to 450°F
2
In a small bowl stir together butter, chili powder, lemon juice, cayenne, salt, and sugar
3
Rinse and pat hens dry and arrange, skin sides up, on a rack of a broiler pan
4
Loosen skin near breastbones and rub about 1 teaspoon chili butter under skin of each breast
5
Rub remaining chili butter on skin and roast hens in middle of oven until juices run clear when fleshy part of a thigh is pierced, about 25 minutes
6
Preheat oven to 450°F
7
In a small bowl stir together butter, chili powder, lemon juice, cayenne, salt, and sugar
8
Rinse and pat hens dry and arrange, skin sides up, on a rack of a broiler pan
9
Loosen skin near breastbones and rub about 1 teaspoon chili butter under skin of each breast
10
Rub remaining chili butter on skin and roast hens in middle of oven until juices run clear when fleshy part of a thigh is pierced, about 25 minutes