Broiled Cornish Game Hens

Total Time: 1 hr 10 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3 cornish hens (1 1/2 - 1 3/4 lb each)
• 3 teaspoons lemon pepper
• 6 tablespoons butter or 6 tablespoons margarine
• 6 tablespoons lemon juice (fresh is best)
• 1 (8 ounce) can pineapple slices (juice also)
• 3 tablespoons brown sugar
• rice, for 6 people
• 3 tablespoons parsley

Recipe

• 1 preheat 450°f broiler!
• 2 remove any giblets and rinse cavity and hen well and pat dry.
• 3 split hens in half vertically.
• 4 sprinkle both sides of each half hen with lemon pepper.
• 5 place skin side down in foil covered broiler pan.
• 6 place 1 t butter on each cavity half; pour 1 t lemon juice over each half.
• 7 broil 7 inches away from heat.
• 8 broil 5 minutes then baste.
• 9 broil 15 minutes longer.
• 10 turn hen over; baste and broil 15 minutes, basting 1 to 2 times.
• 11 place pineapple around hens and sprinkle with sugar. (be sure to put in the juice). broil 5 minutes.
• 12 mix parsley with rice.
• 13 serve hens over the rice with pineapple slices and drippings for gravy.
• 14 serve with lemon wedges or slices for garnish as well as for more lemon flavor on hens.