Grilled Cornish Game Hens With Jamaican Basting Sauce Recipe

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Grilled Cornish Game Hens With Jamaican Basting Sauce
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  1. Basting sauce instructions; In a small bowl, stir together ginger, onions, garlic, orange zest and juice, lime zest and juice, sugar, soy sauce, salt and pepper, cinnamon, and cloves; add the oil. Mix wel and then let stand 10 minutes (or cover and refrigerate up to 2 days).
  2. About 10 minutes ahead, preheat gas grill or about 1/2 hour ahead, light charcoal briquettes.
  3. Use poultry shears to or knife to cut hens in half, cutting through the breast and backbones.
  4. Grill hens, covered over low to medium heat until golden brown, turning as needed to prevent burning; Basting with sauce during grilling; reduce temperature or transfer hens away from direct heat and finish cooking with indirect heat; Grill until no longer pink at the bone, about 40 to 45 minutes (stop basting at least 10 minutes before cooking time is up to avoid contaminating cooked chicken with raw chicken juices). Discard leftover basting sauce.
  5. To use sauce as marinade; arrange hens in dish, cover with sauce, cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours or up to 24 hours, Grill as directed.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 238.29 Kcal (998 kJ)
Calories from fat 95.61 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 10.62g 16%
Cholesterol 108.75mg 36%
Sodium 639.01mg 27%
Potassium 461.49mg 10%
Total Carbs 10.74g 4%
Sugars 4.34g 17%
Dietary Fiber 2.5g 10%
Protein 25.26g 51%
Vitamin C 33.2mg 55%
Iron 1.9mg 10%
Calcium 55.8mg 6%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 108.81 Kcal (456 kJ)
Calories from fat 43.66 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 4.85g 16%
Cholesterol 49.66mg 36%
Sodium 291.8mg 27%
Potassium 210.73mg 10%
Total Carbs 4.9g 4%
Sugars 1.98g 17%
Dietary Fiber 1.14g 10%
Protein 11.54g 51%
Vitamin C 15.2mg 55%
Iron 0.9mg 10%
Calcium 25.5mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 5.2
    Points
  • 6
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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