Cornish Hen Bordelaise

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 8 cornish hens, about 1 lb each
• salt
• pepper
• 8 tablespoons butter
• 1 onion, cut into 8 pieces
• 1 celery rib, cut into 8 pieces
• 1 dash paprika
• 1/4 cup butter, melted
• 1/2 teaspoon thyme, dried
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 cup madeira wine
• 1 cup chicken stock
• 1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1 onion, chopped fine

Recipe

• 1 for the birds:.
• 2 rub hens inside and out with butter.
• 3 sprinkle with salt, pepper, paprika.
• 4 place a piece of onion and celery inside each hen. tie legs together.
• 5 roast uncovered about 1 hr @ 425 degrees f basting with melted butter.
• 6 for the sauce:.
• 7 in a small bowl combine thyme, bay leaf, and wine; set aside.
• 8 when birds are done pour off 1/2 cup drippings into skillet and saute' onion until soft.
• 9 mix cornstarch and sugar into the chicken stock and add to skillet. bring to boil, reduce to simmer and add the wine. simmer about 5 minutes or until desired thickness is reached.
• 10 strain sauce into a gravy boat and serve with hens.