Orange Glazed Cornish Hens With Rice
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Contributor: Dave Hamilton

Ingredients

1 large Oven bag
4 cornish hens; approx 1.5 lbs each
3 tbsp flour; divided
1/2 cup orange marmalade
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 1/2 tsp ground ginger
1 cup rice; uncooked
2 cups chicken stock
1/2 cup orange juice
2 oz Gran Marnier

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350F.

2. Shake 1 tb. flour in oven bag; place in 13x9x2" baking pan. Wash hens; pat dry.

3. Place hens in bag.

4. In a small bowl, combine remaining flour, marmalade, soy sauce and ginger.

5. Spoon sauce over hens in bag.

6. In a small bowl, stir together chicken stock, orange juice and Gran Marnier.

7. Add rice and chicken stock mixture to bag.

8. Close bag with nylon tie; cut 6 half-inch slits in top.

9. Bake until juices run clear and hens are tender, 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Let stand in bag 5 minutes.