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Ingredients
- 4 Rock Cornish game hens, about 1 1/4 pounds each, split in half for broiling
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- 1/4 cup peanut, vegetable or corn oil
- 2 tablespoons imported mustard
- 1 tablespoon dry white wine
- 1/2 cup fine fresh bread crumbs
- Sauce diable (see recipe)
Method
- Preheat the broiler to high.
- If the oven has a separate temperature control, set the oven heat to 450 degrees.
- Place the split hens on a flat surface and pound lightly with a flat mallet.
- Sprinkle the hens on all sides with salt and pepper to taste and the oil.
- Combine the mustard and wine in a small bowl and set aside.
- Arrange the halves neatly in one layer, skin side down, on a baking sheet and place under the broiler about three inches from the source of heat.
- Broil about eight or nine minutes and turn the halves.
- Return to the broiler and broil about three minutes.
- Remove the halves and brush the skin side with the mustard and wine mixture.
- Turn the halves and brush the second side with the mustard mixture.
- Brush with the pan drippings and sprinkle with bread crumbs.
- If the oven and broiler have dual heat controls, turn off the broiler and set the oven heat to 450 degrees.
- Put the hens in the oven and bake 15 minutes.
- Serve with sauce diable.
