Cornish Hen

Hello again! Tonight's dinner was something special. Cornish Hens! These dinky little guys are really awesome. You're pretty much getting your very own chicken for dinner. Makes you feel special, don't it? :P

To prepare this meal, my grandma sent me a recipe for Cornish Hens. Unfortunately, I didn't have access to all of the ingredients on the list, so I took the cooking directions and did what I could with the ingredients I had.

First, I took the wrappers off of the hens and placed them on a clean chopping board. (You probably know this, but dealing with poultry can be harmful if you aren't careful. You have to wash your hands frequently and wash anything the hens touch.)

They're so small!

I then rubbed the meat down with lots of salt and pepper.


Ready to go!

Next, I heated a pan to medium-high heat and added olive oil and butter. I dumped the hen right in.


It's a bath of hot oil and butter.

I cooked the hens on both sides until they were a golden-brownish colour.


That is one bad sunburn, buddy.

I then made a broth out of the pan drippings, water, garlic and more oil to coat the top of the hens... more or less to prevent burning.


And in they go!

I cooked the hens for about 30 minutes, double checking with a meat thermometer to ensure they were done. In the meantime, I checked the freezer for an accompaniment. We had some frozen french-cut green beans. I ended up sautéing them with oil, a tiny bit of butter, chopped garlic, salt and pepper.


I honestly had no idea how this would turn out.

Once everything was done I plated it and served it! Talk about an awesome home cooked meal!


Ta da!

The meat was tender and moist and the green beans were extremely flavourful. I honestly felt like I did a pretty good job on this meal.

The end.