Cornish Game Hens With Madeira And Cream Sauce

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 6 tablespoons chicken stock
• 3 cornish hens
• salt
• fresh ground pepper
• 3 1/2 tablespoons butter, softened
• 3 tablespoons olive oil (or peanut oil)
• 2/3 cup madeira wine
• 1/2 cup heavy cream
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch (optional)

Recipe

• 1 remove broiler pan and put chicken stock in it.
• 2 preheat the broiler.
• 3 cut hens into halves and season with salt and pepper. brush with butter and sprinkle with oil and place in broiler about 6 inches from heat for 35-30 minutes; turning and basting every 10 minutes.
• 4 the hens will be done when juices run clear or yellow.
• 5 remove to a warm serving dish, cover with foil and keep in the turned off oven while finishing the sauce.
• 6 deglaze the broiler pan with the madeira wine, scraping bottom of pan with a fork to gather all sediment.
• 7 set pan over heat and warm and stir in cream by spoonfuls. simmer 3 minutes and taste. add salt and pepper.
• 8 use cornstarch, if you with to thicken, by diluting with 1-2 tablespoons cold water.
• 9 take hens out of oven and serve with the sauce drizzled over it.