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Cornish Hens with Kasha Pilaf

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    Martha Stewart Living, February 1995
    • Yield Serves 4
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    Ingredients

    • 4 tablespoons butter
    • 1 medium onion, cut into 1/4-inch dice
    • 1/2 pound white mushrooms, stemmed and quartered
    • 1/2 cup whole kasha
    • 2 1/2 cups Homemade Chicken Stock Homemade Chicken Stock, or canned low-sodium chicken broth, skimmed of fat
    • All-purpose flour, seasoned with salt and pepper, for dredging
    • 2 two-pound Cornish game hens, split, with backbones reserved
    • 1/4 cup white wine
    • 1/2 pound orechiette pasta, cooked al dente
    • 1/3 cup loosely packed parsley leaves, finely chopped

    Directions

    1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees. place a roasting pan in it. Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add onions, cook 10 to 12 minutes; add mushrooms, cook until tender. Add kasha and 2 cups stock. Cook until kasha is tender, about 20 minutes. Set aside.
    2. Melt 1 1/2 tablespoons butter in a cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat. Flour hens and cook, skin side down, with backbones, until golden brown, 6 to 8 minutes. Turn, and cook 3 to 5 more minutes. Transfer hens to roasting pan; roast for about 20 minutes.
    3. Pour grease from skillet. Over high heat, add wine, and use a wooden spoon to scrape up brown bits. Lower heat, add remaining stock, and cook until reduced by a third, 5 minutes. Stir in remaining butter.
    4. Stir cooked pasta and parsley into kasha. Season, and heat through. Serve hens over kasha pilaf, and spoon sauce over hens.

    Recipe Reviews

    • JEY0506
      4 Oct, 2011

      This recipe is really unimpressive. The Kasha took only about 10 minutes to overcook and turn to porridge. The cornish hens were delicious but over-all this whole meal was quite bland. The carrot parsnip puree is the worse. I was really disappointed and glad I tested it before making it for friends.

    • ChoyLT
      3 May, 2008

      what's a kasha? I googled but came up with a kind of clothing material.

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