Hey everyone, it is John, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, applewood smoked cornish hens. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Smoked cornish hens are not only perfectly sized so that each person gets their own "little chicken" but they are also very easy to smoke in just a few hours. If you have more of the cornish hens, you will need to make more brine and use a larger container for the brining. These Cornish game hens smoked fairly quick and you don't want to over shoot the final temp. In the same saute pan, add the cipollini onions and cook over medium While the hens are smoking, make the glaze.
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To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have applewood smoked cornish hens using 6 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Applewood Smoked Cornish Hens:
- Take Cornish Game Hens
- Take McCormick Bruschetta Sweet Basil & Oregano Seasoning
- Get Olive oil
- Take Bottled Water
- Prepare Kosher Salt
- Get Apple wood for smoking
We take special care to ensure the. We love the warm, slightly sweet smoky flavor applewood gives the corn. Hickory chips might overpower here, but cherry chips would also work. The smoking process gives the corn ears and husks gorgeous burnished color that makes for a dramatic presentation at the picnic table.
Steps to make Applewood Smoked Cornish Hens:
- Make the brine: Mix kosher salt and water, let dissolve completely. It could take an hour or more. You can also add in some seasoning if you want to, anything you put in the brine will adhere to the meat.
- Place game hens and brine in brine bag and place in fridge for 2 to 3 hours.
- Remove hens from brine and rinse thoroughly.
- Spatchcock the hens, remove the back bone and butterfly. (You can google how to do this)
- Cover each hen with 1 TBS of olive oil.
- Use at least 1 TBS of seasoning on each hen (this depends on your flavor palate and how much seasoning you like)
- Place hens breast up on your grill/smoker and smoke until internal temp reaches 165 degrees. I use an igrill so I do not have to open the lid until they are complete.
Hickory chips might overpower here, but cherry chips would also work. The smoking process gives the corn ears and husks gorgeous burnished color that makes for a dramatic presentation at the picnic table. Applewood, or Applewood smoked cheddar, is a round, white smoke-flavoured Cheddar cheese that is manufactured by Norseland Limited (formerly Ilchester Cheese Company) in Somerset, England. Applewood smoked cheddar is a fairly dense semi-hard cheese. Smoked Cornish Game Hens - Simple Basic Smoked Game Hen Recipe - The Wol.
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