Roasted Citrus Cornish Hens

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup unsalted butter softened
• 1 Tbsp Farm Boy™ Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• 1 lemon, zested and quartered plus 1 lemon, sliced
• 1 tsp Farm Boy™ Herbes De Provence Seasoning
• 1 tsp rosemary, chopped plus 5 whole sprigs
• 1 tsp fresh thyme, choped plus 8 whole sprices
• 2 Cornish hens 750 g each
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1 clementine, quartered plus 3 clementines, halved
• 1 large shallot peeled and quartered
• 1/2 cup white wine
• Farm Boy™ Fleur de Sel for garnish

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 450°F.
2. In small bowl, combine butter, olive oil, lemon zest, Farm Boy™ Herbes de Provence, chopped rosemary, and thyme. Mix to combine and season with salt to taste.
3. Remove giblets from hens (if they have them), pat them dry and season with salt and pepper, including cavities. Stuff cavities with quartered lemon, clementine, and shallots.
4. Spread butter mixture all over hens, rubbing some under the skin. Tie legs together with kitchen string.
5. Line a 9x13” baking pan with sliced lemon and top with rosemary and thyme sprigs. Place hens over herbs and arrange clementine halves around them
6. Cook for 30 minutes. Add wine and cook for another 20-25 minutes, basting often, or until golden brown and internal temperature in the thickest part of the hens reaches at least 165°F.
7. Let rest 10 minutes.
8. Remove clementine, lemon and shallot from cavities and cut hens in half.
9. Sprinkle with Farm Boy™ Fleur de Sel and garnish with clementine halves, rosemary, and thyme sprigs.