Grilled Game Hens With Citrus, Ginger, And Soy

Total Time: 24 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 24 hrs Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 1 orange
• 1 lemon
• 3 garlic cloves, peeled
• 1 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
• 1/2 cup soy sauce
• 1/4 cup oriental toasted sesame oil
• 1/4 cup sherry wine or 1/4 cup marsala wine
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 3 rock cornish game hens

Recipe

• 1 grate the outer layer of peel from the orange and the lemon; juice half the lemon, and place all marinade ingredients in a food processor and blend until smooth.
• 2 butterfly the game hens: cut out the backbone with sharp kitchen shears, turn the hen over (breast up) and bend the breast backward where it attaches to the breastbone; place your thumbs on either side of the breastbone and press down while pulling up on the outer sides of the breast with your fingers (i find this difficult--i just take the heels of my hands and smash it).
• 3 place hens in a plastic bag with the marinade, force out excess air, seal tight and leave in the refrigerator overnight.
• 4 set up grill for indirect cooking. remove hens from marinade and grill, covered, for about 30 minutes or until breast meat registers 165-170f on an instant-read thermometer (mine took about 45 minutes).