***Cornish Hens and Wild Rice - Auntie Mimi’s

By CheeseDiva

My sister gave me this recipe when I was cooking my first dinner for Steve. Creamed Spinach was the accompaniment.

Ingredients

• 1 c. soy sauce
• 1/2 c chicken stock
• 4 tbsp. olive oil
• 3 tbsp. sugar
• 3 tbsp. whiskey or gin
• 1/2 tsp. ground ginger
• 1 clove garlic
• 2 Cornish Game Hens, halved(could also use Duck)
• Cooked Uncle Ben’s Wild Rice

Details

Adapted from allrecipes.com

Preparation

Step 1

Mix all marinade ingredients together.
2
Add Cornish game halves and marinate for 3 hours in refrigerator.
3
Bake hens in marinade in baking dish for 1 hour at 400 degree oven.
4
Baste often.
5
Serve over bed of Wild Rice with Creamed Spinach on the side