orange glazed cornish hen

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• marinade:
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoon dijon mustard
• 1 lemon, zested and juiced
• 1 orange, zested and juiced
• 3 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• freshly ground black pepper to taste
• 2 cornish game hens
• sauce:
• 2 cups orange juice
• 1/2 cup soy sauce
• 1/2 cup honey
• 1/4 cup dijon mustard
• 1/4 cup finely diced onion
• 2 teaspoons ground ginger
• freshly ground black pepper to taste

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ready Time: 2 hrs 15 mins


• mix olive oil, 1 tablespoon dijon mustard, lemon zest and juice, orange zest and juice, garlic, salt, and black pepper together in a large resealable bag. add hens, seal bag, and coat hens with marinade. refrigerate for at least 1 hour, flipping the bag 1 or 2 times to redistribute marinade.
• preheat oven to 450 degrees f (230 degrees c).
• mix orange juice, soy sauce, honey, 1/4 cup dijon mustard, onion, ginger, and black pepper together in a bowl.
• remove hens from marinade and transfer to a roasting pan, discarding leftover marinade.
• roast hens in the preheated oven for 50 minutes. brush hens with orange glaze and roast for 5 more minutes. flip hens, brush with more glaze, and roast until meat is no longer pink in the center, about 5 more minutes. an instant-read thermometer inserted near the bone should read 165 degrees f (74 degrees c).