Cornish Game Hens With Preserved Lemons And Olives

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1 yellow onion, chopped
• 1/4 cup chopped cilantro or 2 teaspoons coriander
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 2 teaspoons ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon saffron
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 2 lemons, juice of
• 1 cup water
• 2 cornish hens, cut into fourths
• salt and pepper
• 1 cup green greek olive
• 1/2 preserved lemon, rind of, cut into 1/2 thick slices

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350º.
• 2 mix onion, cliantro, ginger, garlic, saffron, paprika, olive oil and lemon juice in a large bowl. toss the chicken pieces to coat in mixture.
• 3 brown 3-4 chicken pieces at a time in a skillet over medium-heat.
• 4 once all pieces are browned, return all to skillet and cover with onion mixture and water. cook on high for 10 minutes.
• 5 transfer skillet to oven for another 35 minutes.
• 6 meanwhile, boil olives, lemon peel and 1/4 c of the onion sauce in a small pan.
• 7 remove skillet from oven and remove chicken pieces from pan. boil sauce in pan until it thickens, about 5 minutes.
• 8 pour sauce over chicken and garnish with olives and lemon peel.