Recipe: Roasted Piri Piri Poussins

When I say these were the best Cornish hens I ever had…

Ingredients:

Piri Piri Spice Batch

2 ¼ teaspoons sweet paprika

1 ½ teaspoons cayenne

1 ½ teaspoons garlic powder

1 ½ teaspoons dried oregan

1 ½ teaspoons kosher salt

1 teaspoon confectioners’’ sugar

½ teaspoon ground cinnamon

½ teaspoon ground cardamom

¾ teaspoon chilli flakes

¾ teaspoon ground ginger

Poussins

4 1-pound poussins or Cornish game hens

1 batch Piri Piri spice

Kosher salt

Extra-Virgin olive oil

Directions:

1. Combine the spice batch in a small bowl and set aside.

2. Preheat oven to 425. Fit a rack into a half-sheet pan.  Liberally rub the spice batch on the hens and place them on the rack.

3. Roast until browned and the juices run clear, about 35 minutes. Transfer to a serving platter and let rest for at least 10 minutes before carving.

I can’t recall where I found this recipe.  But I’m SO happy I did.

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