Hello everybody, hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a simple dish, applewood smoked cornish hens. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Smoked cornish hens are not only perfectly sized so that each person gets their own "little chicken" but they are easy to smoke in just a few hours and they are amazingly delicious, tender and juicy when you follow my simple instructions. Smoked Cornish Hens with Lentil Ragout. Traeger Smoked Cornish Hens are a fast and easy dinner grilled on the wood-pellet grill and liberally seasoned with my favorite rubs.
Applewood Smoked Cornish Hens is one of the most popular of current trending meals in the world. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It is enjoyed by millions every day. Applewood Smoked Cornish Hens is something which I’ve loved my entire life. They are fine and they look fantastic.
To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have applewood smoked cornish hens using 6 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Applewood Smoked Cornish Hens:
- Prepare 6 Cornish Game Hens
- Take 8 TBS McCormick Bruschetta Sweet Basil & Oregano Seasoning
- Get 6 TBS Olive oil
- Get 1 gallon Bottled Water
- Make ready 1 cup Kosher Salt
- Get Apple wood for smoking
Smoked Cornish Game Hens - Simple Basic Smoked Game Hen Recipe - The Wol. Slow smoking with apple, cherry or peach wood gives these little birds a light smoky flavor. If you are a fan of smoked poultry, these smoked Cornish game hens will be something to cheer about. Juicy, tender and full of flavor, they will become an all time favorite.
Instructions to make Applewood Smoked Cornish Hens:
- Make the brine: Mix kosher salt and water, let dissolve completely. It could take an hour or more. You can also add in some seasoning if you want to, anything you put in the brine will adhere to the meat.
- Place game hens and brine in brine bag and place in fridge for 2 to 3 hours.
- Remove hens from brine and rinse thoroughly.
- Spatchcock the hens, remove the back bone and butterfly. (You can google how to do this)
- Cover each hen with 1 TBS of olive oil.
- Use at least 1 TBS of seasoning on each hen (this depends on your flavor palate and how much seasoning you like)
- Place hens breast up on your grill/smoker and smoke until internal temp reaches 165 degrees. I use an igrill so I do not have to open the lid until they are complete.
These Cornish Game Hens are marinated in a blend of apple cider vinegar, Dijon mustard, & smoked paprika, then grilled until they are juicy and tender. These grilled Cornish Game Hens are super moist and flavorful, with perfectly crispy, browned skin. With an overnight marinade, these Cornish. Cornish game hens are spatchcocked, or split with the backbone removed, so more of the bird is exposed to rich, hardwood smoke from the grill. Cornish game hens, a type of hybrid chicken, are seasoned and spatchcocked so every inch of poultry is infused with rich hardwood flavor.
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