From "True Grits...Tall Tales and Recipes from the New South," published in cooperation with your Daily Inbox newsletter.
Ingredients:
4 (1-1/2 pound) Cornish game hens
1 lemon, cut into halves
Salt and pepper to taste
1 clove of garlic, chopped
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
1/4 cup chopped green onions
1/4 cup chopped celery
1/2 cup butter or margarine
1 cup crab meat
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup fine bread crumbs
1/3 cup half-and-half
To Prepare:
Rinse the game hens inside and out and pat dry. Rub the game hens with the lemon; sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste.
Saute the garlic, parsley, green onions and celery in the butter in a skillet until the vegetables are tender. Stir in the crab meat, 1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper to taste. Stir in the bread crumbs. Add the half-and-half gradually, stirring until mixed.
Stuff the game hens with the crab meat mixture. Place in a baking pan.
Bake at 350 degrees for 45 to 60 minutes or until the game hens are cooked through, basting frequently with pan drippings.
Note: Variation - Substitute imitation crab meat for fresh crab meat.
Serves: 4
Ingredients:
To Prepare:
Rinse the game hens inside and out and pat dry. Rub the game hens with the lemon; sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste.
Saute the garlic, parsley, green onions and celery in the butter in a skillet until the vegetables are tender. Stir in the crab meat, 1/2 teaspoon salt and pepper to taste. Stir in the bread crumbs. Add the half-and-half gradually, stirring until mixed.
Stuff the game hens with the crab meat mixture. Place in a baking pan.
Bake at 350 degrees for 45 to 60 minutes or until the game hens are cooked through, basting frequently with pan drippings.
Note: Variation - Substitute imitation crab meat for fresh crab meat.
Serves: 4
