Ww 4 Points - Cornish Game Hens With Sweet And Fruity Glaze

Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/4 cup reduced-sodium chicken broth
• 2 tablespoons raspberry vinegar
• 1 tablespoon seedless raspberry jam
• 2 teaspoons fresh rosemary, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon fresh coarse ground black pepper
• 1 pinch ground cloves
• 1 tablespoon canola oil
• 2 (1 lb) cornish hens

Recipe

• 1 combine the broth, vinegar, jam, rosemary, pepper, and cloves in a small saucepan; cook over medium heat, stirring frequently, until the jam has dissolved.
• 2 reserve half of the glaze; cover and refrigerate.
• 3 add the oil to the remaining half.
• 4 to spatchcock the hens, with a sharp knife or poultry shears, remove the wings at the first joint.
• 5 then remove the backbone and spread the hens open, like a book, skin side down.
• 6 with a paring knife, cut along each side of the breastbone and pull the cartilage out, so that the hens lie flat.
• 7 prick the hens all over with the tip of a knife; place in a large dish.
• 8 brush the glaze-and-oil mixture over the hens. cover the dish and refrigerate overnight.
• 9 spray grill rack with nonstick spray. prepare grill for medium fire.
• 10 place the hens on the grill rack and grill, skin side down, for 10 minutes, moving them to the edge of the grill if they brown too rapidly.
• 11 with tongs, turn the birds skin side up and grill 15 minutes more.
• 12 turn again and grill until a thermometer inserted into thigh reads 180°f, about 5 minutes longer.
• 13 remove the skin before eating.
• 14 warm the reserved glaze, and serve it with the grilled hens.
• 15 4 points per serving (1/2 hen with 1 tbsp glaze).