Roast Cornish Game Hens With Spicy Fruit Salsa

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1/2 cup kosher salt, for brine
• 3/4 cup fruit salsa, bottled
• 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh thyme, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon hot pepper sauce
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 3/4 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1 3/4 lbs cornish hens, split in half along backbone

Recipe

• 1 mix kosher salt with 2 cups water to make brine.
• 2 split hens, remove backbone, and soak in brine for 2 hours or as long as possible.
• 3 preheat oven to 450°f.
• 4 rinse hens well with cold water.
• 5 mix first salsa, thyme and pepper sauce ingredients in medium bowl.
• 6 transfer 3 tablespoons salsa mixture to small bowl and stir in oil and allspice.
• 7 place hen halves on rack set on baking sheet.
• 8 sprinkle with salt and pepper; brush with oil mixture.
• 9 roast until juices run clear when thigh is pierced, about 25-30 minutes.
• 10 transfer hen halves to plates.
• 11 spoon remaining salsa mixture on top.