Tandori-Style Game Hens with Corn and Cumin-Tomato Sauce

Categories: Chicken

Serves: 6 Servings

Ingredients:

------------------------------------HENS------------------------------------
1 1/4 c Buttermilk
1/2 c Fresh cilantro, chopped
4 ts Garlic, minced
4 ts Fresh ginger, minced
4 ts Serrano pepper, chopped
2 ts Turmeric
6 Cornish game hens, 1 1/2
-pounds

Instructions:
-----------------------------------SAUCE-----------------------------------
1 tb Olive oil
2 c Onions, chopped
3 1/2 c Plum tomatoes, seeded and
-chopped, about 2 pounds
1/4 c Dry white wine
2 1/2 ts Ground cumin
1 c Whipping cream

------------------------------------CORN------------------------------------
1 1/2 tb Vegetable oil
4 1/2 c Corn kernels, (from 4 ears)
1 1/2 ts Ground cumin
3/4 ts Turmeric
1/2 c Fresh cilantro, chopped

FOR HENS: Mix first 6 ingredients in medium bowl. Place hens in
15x10x2-inch glass baking dish. Pour buttermilk mixture over hens. Cover;
chill overnight.

Preheat oven to 400-degrees. Transfer hens to heavy 17x11x1-inch baking
pan. Sprinkle inside and outside of hens with salt and pepper. Pour
marinade over. Bake until cooked through, basting occasionally with juices,
about 1 hour 10 minutes.

MEANWHILE, PREPARE SAUCE: Heat oil in heavy medium saucepan over
medium-high heat. Add onions and saute until golden, about 6 minutes. Add
tomatoes, wine and cumin; saute until tomatoes are tender, about 10
minutes. Puree mixture in blender; return to saucepan. Add cream and simmer
until slightly thickened, about 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
Keep warm.

FOR CORN: Heat oil in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add
corn, cumin and turmeric; saute until corn is heated through, about 5
minutes. Stir in cilantro. Season with salt and pepper.

Spoon some of sauce onto center of each plate. Place hens atop sauce. Spoon
corn onto plates, dividing equally/

NOTES : Full of exotic flavors and vibrant colors - a perfect
special-occasion entree. Begin marinating the hens a day before the party.

Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #358

Recipe by: Bon Appetit Sept 1996

From: Greg Hastings

Date: Sun, 29 Dec 1996 09:41:58 -0800

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