Cornish Game Hens With Honey

Total Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup olive oil
• 1/4 cup red wine vinegar (i use regular wine when vinegar is not available)
• 1/4 cup sherry wine
• 1/2 cup honey
• 1 tablespoon cumin, ground
• 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon, ground
• 1 1/2 teaspoons anise seed (i like to grind it)
• 8 cornish hens
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 combine oil, vinegar, sherry, honey, cumin, anise and cinnamon in a small heavy saucepan. simmer until mixture thickens slightly, stirring constantly (about 3 minutes).
• 2 salt and pepper hens generously and bursh them with glaze.
• 3 roast in 400 f oven until thigh juices run clearn when pierced (about 45-50 minutes). be sure to baste hens with glaze every 10 minutes.