Cornish Game Hen

[HardcoreRomantic]

Tonight I cooked up some cornish game hen for the first time, and although it tastes awesome, I ended up wasting a lot of it because I've never had to cut and clean one before (no experience doing this with chicken either). Any tips for me next time?

 

[loup garou]

Cut and clean? What, did you quarter/debone it?
I usually roast them whole.

 

[Alistar7]

Originally posted by: HardcoreRomantic
Tonight I cooked up some cornish game hen for the first time, and although it tastes awesome, I ended up wasting a lot of it because I've never had to cut and clean one before (no experience doing this with chicken either). Any tips for me next time?

No need to cut/clean.

 

[HardcoreRomantic]

well, I tried to quarter it. I've had the oven on all day (baking), and it finally cooled off, so I didn't feel turning it back on to roast it.

 

[Xylitol]

My family makes cornish hen soup
It tastes AWESOME boiling the chicken whole in water and then adding some salt at the end
I definitely recommend it (You can also make it a porridge)

 

[CraKaJaX]

I've never seen someone cut them up. They are always cooked whole.

 

[DrPizza]

I've had to cut and clean them up first, but that's only because mine were making this "cluck cluck cluck" sound 30 minutes before they hit the oven.

What's the point in buying a cornish game chicken if you're going to cut it into parts and cook it some other way? They're the same type of chicken as the rest of the chickens in the store; it's just that they're 4 to 6 weeks old when they're butchered.

 

[Sentinel]

We've got 14 cornish hens in our backyard, but they have been laying eggs for us for the past year and 1/2. They will be eaten soon enough (soup) as they will be too leathery to eat like normal chicken.

 

[DeadByDawn]

Originally posted by: Sentinel
We've got 14 cornish hens in our backyard, but they have been laying eggs for us for the past year and 1/2. They will be eaten soon enough (soup) as they will be too leathery to eat like normal chicken.

Are they the cornish x white rock hybrids? I thought they got too fat and fall over if they get too old.

 

[IGBT]

..I put them in a steamer. No waste and the skin just falls off.

 

[JEDI]

Originally posted by: DrPizza
I've had to cut and clean them up first, but that's only because mine were making this "cluck cluck cluck" sound 30 minutes before they hit the oven.

What's the point in buying a cornish game chicken if you're going to cut it into parts and cook it some other way? They're the same type of chicken as the rest of the chickens in the store; it's just that they're 4 to 6 weeks old when they're butchered.

cornish game hen = baby chicken?!

always thought it was a marketing ploy by frank Perdue

 

[Corbett]

When I saw the title I thought the thread was going to be out the spy's taunt from TF2.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=6I7VwjelAIA

 

[Captante]

Originally posted by: JEDI

Originally posted by: DrPizza
I've had to cut and clean them up first, but that's only because mine were making this "cluck cluck cluck" sound 30 minutes before they hit the oven.

What's the point in buying a cornish game chicken if you're going to cut it into parts and cook it some other way? They're the same type of chicken as the rest of the chickens in the store; it's just that they're 4 to 6 weeks old when they're butchered.

cornish game hen = baby chicken?!

always thought it was a marketing ploy by frank Perdue

Cornish game hen

 

[techs]

Originally posted by: DrPizza
I've had to cut and clean them up first, but that's only because mine were making this "cluck cluck cluck" sound 30 minutes before they hit the oven.

What's the point in buying a cornish game chicken if you're going to cut it into parts and cook it some other way? They're the same type of chicken as the rest of the chickens in the store; it's just that they're 4 to 6 weeks old when they're butchered.

Just remember to not break open the gall bladder when you clean it. The bile will ruin the taste of the hen.
Try youtube for a video of cleaning the hen.

 

[Fritzo]

I've always stuffen my hens, cooked them whole, the covered them with orange/cranberry sauce about 30 minutes before they're done. Very fancy looking

BTW- They cut up just like a very small chicken, except their breasts tend to be smaller. You can speparate the mean by removing the leg/thigh as one piece, then remove the breast/wing as one piece, and discard the carcass.

 

[Alistar7]

Originally posted by: Fritzo
I've always stuffen my hens, cooked them whole, the covered them with orange/cranberry sauce about 30 minutes before they're done. Very fancy looking

BTW- They cut up just like a very small chicken, except their breasts tend to be smaller. You can speparate the mean by removing the leg/thigh as one piece, then remove the breast/wing as one piece, and discard the carcass.

Smaller breats FTL....

 

[Pocatello]

Damn, you guys are making me hungry.

 

[MetalMat]

I dont get it....

If the chicken is hooking up with the rooster, then who is the hen hooking up with?

 

[SmoochyTX]

I've never cooked cornish game hen before. Perhaps I should take a stab at it this week.

 

[Pocatello]

Originally posted by: MetalMat
I dont get it....

If the chicken is hooking up with the rooster, then who is the hen hooking up with?

Chicken is a generic term for our feathered friends. When it comes to sex, it's between rooster and a hen, but then whatever happened in the chicken coops stay in the chicken coops. It's a liberal society.

 

[Rudee]

I think they are too pricey for the amount of meat you get. You could serve more people with a normal sized chicken for the same cost.

 

[feralkid]

Originally posted by: Rudee
I think they are too pricey for the amount of meat you get. You could serve more people with a normal sized chicken for the same cost.

Some folks are trying to impress, amaze or indulge their guests with an elegant dinner; not just trying to get by as cheaply as possible? /shrugs.


Squirrel is even cheaper, after all.