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Roast Cornish Game Hen with Preserved Lemons

Hens rubbed with cinnamon, paprika and garlic, with salty preserved lemon and garlic tucked in the cavity and laid on top. The lemon perfumes the meat and the skin turns crisp.

  • YieldServes 2
  • Hands-on20 min
  • Total1 h 11 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

Rub

  • 1 tspground cinnamon
  • 2 tspfine sea salt
  • 1 tsppaprika
  • 1 tspblack pepper, freshly ground
  • 1 tspgarlic powder
  • 60 mlolive oil

Birds

  • 2Cornish game hens, about 500 g each
  • 4preserved lemons, sliced
  • 4 clovesgarlic, chopped

To serve

  • to tastecouscous or lemon riceoptional

Contains

  • Gluten
  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Wheat
  • Rice
  • Olive
  • Citrus fruits (any)
  • Lemon
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Bell (sweet) pepper
  • Chili peppers
  • Onion family (any)
  • Garlic
  • Black and white pepper
  • Cinnamon
  • Paprika
  • Poultry and birds (any)
  • Chicken

Taste

  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Richness / fat
  • Herbal / fresh
  • Aromatic spice

Texture

  • Crisp
  • Tender-braised

Equipment

  • Oven
  • Probe thermometer

Season

  • Any season

Occasion

  • Weeknight
  • Entertaining

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 1–3 hours total
  • Difficulty 2

Nutrition

  • Calories: high
  • Protein: high
  • Carbs: low
  • Fat: high
  • Fiber: moderate
  • Sodium: high

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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