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Roasted Cornish Hen
Chicken

Roasted Cornish Hen

A small Cornish hen roasted in the oven with an aromatic spice blend - a perfect single serving for a festive dinner

⏱ 1 hr 5 min🍽 4 servings 🌍 Israeli👩‍🍳 Afoona🧩 2 parts

👨‍🍳 Method

To assemble

  1. 1
    Pat the chicken dry with paper towels. Mix the oil, garlic, paprika, smoked paprika, cumin, turmeric, salt and black pepper and rub the mixture into the chicken inside and out.
    💡Dry the chicken before seasoning so the mixture clings to the skin; a longer marinade gives deeper color and flavor.
  2. 2
    Put the lemon and rosemary sprigs into the cavity of the chicken.
  3. 3
    Preheat the oven to 200°C (390°F).
    ⚙ Preheating the OvenOven
    💡Put things in the oven only once it's reached temperature, after the heating light has gone off: an oven that hasn't reached temperature changes baking times, and the bake burns outside or stays underbaked.
  4. 4
    Place the chicken in the center of the pan, breast side up.
    Baking pan
  5. 5
    Bake uncovered 45–50 minutes, until the chicken is golden and charred and the juices run clear.
    ⚙ BakingOvenBaking pan
    💡Check by the cue (until…), not just the clock: every oven bakes a little differently.
  6. 6
    Take out the chicken and let it rest 10 minutes, and only then carve.
    KnifeCutting board
295calories
33 gprotein
4 gcarbs
16 gfat
● protein 46%● carbs 6%● fat 48%

Per serving (188 g), of 4 servings

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (4) · 🍳 One cooking vessel

  • Oven · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Toaster oven (Fits one small pan; good for small batches) · Air fryer (Small batches only, no runny batters) · Pot (Only for covered stews on the stovetop, no browning on top)
  • Baking pan · Also works: Glass / ovenproof baking dish (None) · Disposable pan (None)
  • Cutting board · Also works: Plate (Large plate, dulls the knife)
  • Knife · Also works: Food processor (Fast, less control over size) · Kitchen shears (For herbs/dough)

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