A Couple Of Tipsy Chicks

Total Time: 3 hrs Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 2 cornish hens
• 2 tablespoons light rum
• 1/8 cup fresh lime juice
• 2 tablespoons honey (raw, thick type is best)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1/8 teaspoon cayenne (ground red pepper)
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 tablespoon butter, softened

Recipe

• 1 wash your hens then dry them with a paper towel.
• 2 mix together all other ingredients except butter and pour into a large ziploc bag with the cornish hens.
• 3 marinate the hens for a couple of hours, turning the bag once or twice in the fridge.
• 4 preheat the oven to 350 degrees f.
• 5 remove the hens from the plastic bag and place in a baking dish. (line with foil for less clean up) pour the marinade on top of them.
• 6 rub the butter all over the hens.
• 7 put a little foil on the leg tips and wing tips or you can tie and tuck them to keep the tips from burning.
• 8 roast the hens for 1 hour and 15 minutes until a meat thermometer reads 175 to 180 degrees when placed in the dark meat.
• 9 let the hens rest, covered with foil, for 10 minutes then serve!