Cornish Hens, Shoemaker’s Style

Name: Cornish Hens, Shoemaker’s Style
Yield: 4 portions
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon salt; 1 tablespoon minced fresh rosemary leaves; 2 Cornish game hens (about 3 pounds total), rinsed well, patted dry, and each cut into 8 pieces; 3 tablespoons olive oil; Freshly ground black pepper, to taste; ¼ cup unbleached all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon anchovy paste; ¾ cup homemade beef stock or canned broth; 3 sprigs rosemary, cut into 1-inch pieces; 2 shallots, minced; 2 cloves garlic, minced; ¾ cup dry white wine

Preparation info

4
portions

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The New Basics Cookbook

By Sheila Lukins and Julee Rosso

Published 1989

About

We’ve replaced the familiar chicken with Cornish game hens for this gutsy Italian classic. If you have an oval copper baking dish, use that and bring it right to the table from the oven.

Ingredients

¼ cup unbleached all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon minced fresh rosemary leaves
1

Main course

Method

Preheat the oven to 375°F.
Combine the flour, minced rosemary, salt, and pepper in a shallow bowl, and mix well. Dredge the hen pieces in the mixture, shaking off any excess.
Heat the oil in a large ovenproof skillet. Sauté the hen pieces ove