Roasted Cornish Hens with Orange, Garlic and Ginger

Serves 2-4

Ingredients

• 2 Cornish hens

• 1/4 cup garlic chopped

• 1/4 cup fresh ginger chopped

• Juice of 1 navel orange

• Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

• Preheat the oven to 450°F.

• Season the inside of the hens with salt and pepper. Slide the garlic and ginger underneath the skin of the hens and truss. Place the hens in a roasting pan and cook for 45 minutes. Remove from the oven. Add the orange juice to the pan and baste with the juices.

• Transfer the hens to a serving platter or individual plates. Serve immediately.