CORNISH HENS WITH KASHA PILAF

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Pan-roasting Cornish hens provides a rich base for white-wine sauce. Kasha pilaf is a hearty accompaniment.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Pasta and Grains

Number Of Ingredients 10

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Ingredients

4 tablespoons butter
1 medium onion, cut into 1/4-inch dice
1/2 pound white mushrooms, stemmed and quartered
1/2 cup whole kasha
2 1/2 cups Homemade Chicken Stock, or canned low-sodium chicken broth, skimmed of fat
All-purpose flour, seasoned with salt and pepper, for dredging
2 two-pound Cornish game hens, split, with backbones reserved
1/4 cup white wine
1/2 pound orecchiette pasta, cooked al dente
1/3 cup loosely packed parsley leaves, finely chopped

Steps:

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. place a roasting pan in it. Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add onions, cook 10 to 12 minutes; add mushrooms, cook until tender. Add kasha and 2 cups stock. Cook until kasha is tender, about 20 minutes. Set aside.
Melt 1 1/2 tablespoons butter in a cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat. Flour hens and cook, skin side down, with backbones, until golden brown, 6 to 8 minutes. Turn, and cook 3 to 5 more minutes. Transfer hens to roasting pan; roast for about 20 minutes.
Pour grease from skillet. Over high heat, add wine, and use a wooden spoon to scrape up brown bits. Lower heat, add remaining stock, and cook until reduced by a third, 5 minutes. Stir in remaining butter.
Stir cooked pasta and parsley into kasha. Season, and heat through. Serve hens over kasha pilaf, and spoon sauce over hens.

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Stephan Williams

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This is a great recipe for a special occasion. The Cornish hens are elegant and the kasha pilaf is very flavorful.

Marisa Lalchan

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I made this dish for a dinner party and it was a hit! Everyone loved the Cornish hens and the kasha pilaf.

Christopher Watson

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I followed the recipe exactly and the dish turned out great! The Cornish hens were cooked perfectly and the kasha pilaf was very flavorful.

Ikshya Bhattarai

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The Cornish hens were a bit dry, but the kasha pilaf was very good.

shahanas ismail

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This is a great dish! The Cornish hens were moist and flavorful, and the kasha pilaf was the perfect accompaniment. I will definitely be making this again.

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