Roasted Cornish Hens with Mustard-Herb Sauce

Name: Roasted Cornish Hens with Mustard-Herb Sauce
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 4 , Cornish hens (1¼ to 1½ pounds each), giblets discarded; ¼ cup, kosher salt; 4 teaspoons, pepper; 2 tablespoons, vegetable oil; ¼ cup, extra-virgin olive oil; ¼ cup, chopped fresh tarragon; ¼ cup, chopped fresh parsley; ¼ cup, minced fresh chives; 2 tablespoons, whole-grain mustard; 1 tablespoon, lemon juice; ¾ teaspoon, kosher salt; ½ teaspoon, pepper

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Appears in Cook's Country February/March 2023

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SERVES4

TIME1 hour, plus 24 hours 20 minutes salting and resting

Roasted Cornish Hens with Mustard-Herb Sauce

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

This recipe for these small, flavorful birds is inspired by the perfectly roasted chickens served at French bistros. The single-serving hens make for an ideal dinner party entrée. Dry-salting the birds and leaving them unwrapped for 24 hour...

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