Honey-mustard game hens

6 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
3 Cornish hens; 1 1/2 pounds each
½ teaspoon Salt
½ teaspoon Pepper
¼ cup Coarse-grained mustard
2 tablespoons Riesling wine; or other dry white wine
1 tablespoon Honey
½ teaspoon Pepper
¼ teaspoon Ground mace
¼ teaspoon Ground cloves
Cooking spray
Rosemary sprigs; optional

Directions

1. Remove and discard giblets and necks from hens. Rinse hens under cold water; pat dry. Remove skin; trim excess fat. Split hens in half lengthwise. Sprinkle salt and pepper over hen halves; set aside.

2. Combine mustard and next 5 ingredients (mustard through cloves) in a small bowl; set aside.

3. Prepare grill or broiler. Place hen halves, meaty sides up, on grill rack or broiler pan coated with cooking spray; cook 15 minutes on each side or until juices run clear, basting occasionally with mustard mixture.

Garnish with rosemary sprigs, if desired.

Yield: 6 servings.

CALORIES 202 (34% from fat); FAT 7.6g (sat 1.9g, mono 2.5g, poly 1.6g); PROTEIN 27.4g; CARB 3.9g; FIBER 0.1g; CHOL 82mg; IRON 1.3mg; SODIUM 372mg; CALCIUM 18mg.

WW- 5 points.

Busted by Gail Shermeyer <4paws@...> Recipe by: Cooking Light Magazine, October 1997 Posted to recipelu-digest by "Christopher E. Eaves" <cea260@...> on Mar 23, 1998

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