Hawaiian Cornish Hens

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• 6 cornish hens
• salt and pepper, to taste
• 1 cup honey
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 3 tablespoons light rum (optional)
• syrup from 1 30 oz can pineapple tidbits
• 1/2 cup soy sauce
• 1/4 cup plum jam
• 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 1/2 cups chicken broth (for the pan)
• 1/2 cup chopped macadamia nuts
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 2 mangoes (can be fresh or canned) or 2 peaches, cut into small chunks (can be fresh or canned)
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 30 ounces pineapple tidbits, drained (save juice for glaze)
• 2 tablespoons vinegar
• 2 tablespoons plum jam
• 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400°f.
• 2 combine stuffing ingredients in medium bowl.
• 3 wash and dry hens inside and out.
• 4 season with salt and pepper, to taste.
• 5 stuff birds with stuffing.
• 6 combine all glaze ingredients.
• 7 brush or rub birds thoroughly with glaze.
• 8 roast (breast down) in a baking pan at 400f for 45-50 minutes, brushing and basting the birds with glaze and pan juices frequently. turn birds to brown evenly.
• 9 add 1 1/2 cups chicken broth to the pan juices and scrape pan well. add any leftover glaze to this mixture.
• 10 baste hens.
• 11 lower oven temp to 325°f roast for approximately 30 minutes more, or until juices run clear.