Name: Smoky Mountain Cornish Hens with Wild Rice
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: pepper to taste; 1 cup cooked wild rice; ¼ cup chopped green onions; salt to taste; 3 tablespoons butter; ½ cup marmalade; ¼ cup orange juice; 2 Cornish game hens; ¼ cup chopped pecans or walnuts; ¼ cup craisins (dried cranberries); 1 medium shallot, chopped

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The Ultimate Guide to Grilling

By Rick Browne

Published 2011

About

A great, innovative, and creative cook, John has had a tough time this year with back surgery. But slowly he’s getting back to rare form, cookin’ up a storm for wife Kathy, and their precious cats.

Ingredients

2 Cornish game hens
salt to taste
pepper to taste
¼ cup chopped green onions

Method

Rinse hens, pat dry and season cavity with salt and pepper.

In medium saucepan over high heat, sauté onions and shallots in 1 tablespoon butter, add rice, chopped nuts, and craisins. After mix is heated through, remove from heat and set aside until cool.

Fill hens with rice stuffing and secure opening with twine or turkey lacers.

Prepare glaze by melting remaining 2 tabl