Roast Cornish hen for 45 minutes	Cornish Hen in a Plum Sauce

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Cornish Hen in a Plum Sauce

Source: St. Louis Magazine Great Recipes, 1981

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Ingredients

• 1 whole Cornish hen split in half

• 1 Tbsp butter

• Salt

• Pepper

• 1/4 cup dry white wine

• 1/2 can whole red plums (reserve the juice)

• 1/2 cup Madeira

• Rind of 1 lemon cut in thin julienne

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Preparation

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.

Rub the Cornish hen with the butter, salt and pepper and roast for 45 minutes. When the hen is done, take it out of the pan and deglaze the pan with the white wine. Strain the mixture and add the juice from the plums, reduce it over medium heat, and add the Madeira, salt, pepper and lemon rind. If necessary, add a little beurre manie (equal parts of flour and water mixed with the fingers) to thicken the sauce. Roll the plums in the sauce when ready to serve and pour the sauce over the Cornish hen.