Cornish Hens With Cherry Sauce
Ingredients
4 Cornish game hens
6 oz. package Stove Top cornbread stuffing
1 1/2 C. Hot water
1/4 C. Butter PLUS
2 Tbsp. Butter
3/4 C. Red currant jelly
1/4 C. Dried red cherries, chopped coarse
2 tsp. Fresh lemon juice
1/2 tsp. Salt
1/4 tsp. Ground allspice
Cooking Instructions
Thaw hens if frozen. Place a rack in a crock pot. In a medium bowl, combine stuffing mix with seasoning packet, water and 1/4 C. of the butter. Stuff hens and place on rack in crock pot. In a small saucepan, combine jelly, cherries, remaining 1 Tbls. butter, lemon juice, salt and allspice. Cook over low heat, stirring until jelly is melted. Reserve 2/3 C. sauce. Brush remaining sauce on hens in crock pot. Cover and cook on low 6 to 7 hours. Serve whole or cut hens in half with kitchen shears. Spoon reserved sauce over hens at serving time.
For the mountains may depart and the hills be removed, but my steadfast love shall not depart from you, and my covenant of peace shall not be removed,? says the Lord, who has compassion on you.(Isaiah 54:10)
