8 fried game hens with and Recipes

cornish hens, vegetable shortening (for deep-frying ), oil (for deep-frying ), salt, pepper, freshly ground, lemon , wedges (for serving)

rock cornish game hens, split, salt and pepper, dried tarragon, divided, mustard, strong flavor, sweet-hot mustard, egg, heavy cream, dry breadcrumbs, oil (for frying )

ground red pepper, cornish hens, all-purpose flour, peanut oil

ground red pepper, cornish hens, all-purpose flour, peanut oil

cornish hens, reduced sodium soy sauce, mirin or 1/4 cup sweet sake or 1/4 cup riesling wine or 1/4 cup other sweet wine, honey, rice wine vinegar, fermented black beans (rinsed and chopped ), sesame chili oil (i used half sesame oil, half chili oil), lime juice, garlic cloves, chopped, ground ginger, chopped cilantro, oil, sliced onion, minced garlic, peeled minced ginger, chopped carrot, diced celery, julienned red bell pepper, julienned yellow bell pepper, chopped green cabbage, bok choy, ends trimmed and sliced horizontally, five-spice powder, reduced salt soy sauce, chicken stock, brown sugar

kosher salt, crushed red-pepper flakes, freshly ground black pepper, poultry seasoning, cayenne pepper, lemon-pepper seasoning, buttermilk, onion, cut into wedges, fresh thyme sprigs, six 1 1/2-lb cornish game hens, peanut oil, for frying, all-purpose flour