Big Mama's Chicken and Poultry Recipes - North African Cornish Hens

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North African Cornish Hens

Ingredients

4 ( 1-1/2 pounds) cornish game hens
2 lemons, halved
1 orange quartered
5 garlic cloves, crusjhed through, a garlic press
1 1/2 teaspoon salt,
2 tablespoon papriks,
2 teaspoons cumin seed
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon cayeene pepper
1/4 cup olive oil

Directions:

Using s sharp knife or a cleaver, split each hen down its back and open it up flat, like a book. Arrange the hens, skin side up, on tow large roasting p ans. Sqeeze the lemons and oranges over the hens, and then place the squeezed lemon and orange pieces underneath the hens.
On a work surface, sprinkle the grlic with the salt. Using a large knife, chop and smear them together to form a paste. Scrape the garlic paste into a small bowl, and stir in the paprika, cumin, ginger, and cayeene. Gradually stir in the oil to make a paste. Spread the paste on the hens' skin and let them stand at room pemperature, covered, for 1 hour before roasting.