How To make Barbecued Cornish Hen

Smoked Cornish Game Hens Recipe | How to Smoke Cornish Hens Malcom Reed HowToBBQRight

For more how-to recipes visit:

Cornish Game Hens or Rock Cornish hens as they’re sometimes called are young (usually less than 5 weeks old) chickens.

For my smoked Cornish game hens recipe I started with 4 Cornish hens. After an overnight thaw, open the packaging and remove any giblets or neck parts from the cavity and rinse the Cornish hens under cool water and pat dry with a paper towel.

We’ll cook these Cornish game hens whole on the smoker, and to add a little extra mass to help them cook evenly, we’ll stuff the cavity with a Boudin pork sausage (a type of sausage made with rice, meat, and a ton of spices).

Bust the sausage out of the casing and stuff about 1/4lb in each Cornish hen. If you can’t find boudin in your area you can substitute a different kind of sausage, dirty rice or use traditional bread stuffing.

Tie the Cornish game hens legs with a small length of butcher twine to keep the stuffing in the bird and tuck the wings tips behind the back.

Melt a stick of butter in a small bowl and brush the outside of each Cornish hen. The butter keeps the Cornish game hens skin moist and helps the hens to brown during cooking. It also gives the seasoning something to stick too on the Cornish game hens.

For the smoked Cornish game hens seasoning I use this recipe(it’s more than you will need for 4 hens)

-1 cup Salt
-½ cup Granulated Garlic
-¼ cup Black Pepper
-2 TBS Poultry Seasoning
-1 tea Cayenne Pepper

Sprinkle a little of the seasoning over each Cornish Hen. Let the Cornish game hens hang out on the counter while your smoker comes up to temperature.

For smoking Cornish Hens I run my pit at 300 degrees. You can use any smoker or grill (set up for indirect cooking); just hold the temperature in the same 300 degree range. I used my Yoder pellet smoker filled with BBQer’s Delight Cherry pellets. (Another good option would be pecan)

Once the cooker is up to temperature, place the Cornish Hens on the pit. These Cornish game hens smoked fairly quick and you don’t want to over shoot the final temp. Check on the Cornish game hens every 30 minutes and it’s best to insert a digital thermometer after an hour. The target temperature is 165 in the breast and once it starts climbing after an hour you need to really watch it.

Anytime you’re cooking a stuffed bird it’s important that the stuffing itself reaches a safe eating temperature of 165. So when the breast temperature until it reaches 165 make sure the stuffing is hitting the same temperature.

These Cornish hens hit 165 after 1 hour 50 min. The skin should be browned but not too dark. Remove the Cornish game hens from the smoker and tent with aluminum foil for at least 20 minutes. Leave the foil loose so that steam can escape while the Cornish game hens are resting.

You can serve these Cornish Hens whole or for a better presentation cut them in half so your guest can see the stuffing inside.

For more how-to recipes visit:

For Killer Hogs BBQ Sauce, Rub and Competition BBQ equipment, visit:

Grilled Cornish hens with Alabama white sauce

Alabama white sauce
1/2 cup mayo
1 tsp cayenne pepper
2 tsp black pepper
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
Juice of 1/2 lemon
2 tsp horseradish sauce
2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
Salt to taste

Crispy Skin Cornish Hen

This is a bit older video I wasn't going to upload because the picture quality lacks so much. But I did my best in editing this so I could at least put it up. Enjoy.
#crispychicken #cornishhen #pitbossgrills

@ChudsBbq @PitBossGrills


AFFILIATE LINKS;
Get 10% off Thermopro Thermopen (MY Fav Go-to cheap Meat Probe)


Get 10% off Chefs Temp Finaltouch x10 1 second Meat Probe by clicking this link:

■PORTER ROAD (Best Meat)

■My Go To Cheap Instant Read Thermometer ($13 RIGHT NOW)

■BUDGET 1second Read Instant Thermometer
Get 10% off Chefs Temp Finaltouch x10 1 second Meat Probe by clicking this link:

■Wireless WiFi Meat Probe TheMeatStick

■Flame Thrower

■Cheaper/Budget Flame Thrower

■Veggie grill pan

■BEST BLACK PEPPER 16mesh

■Boning knife

■Slicing Knife

■Chefs knife I use

■Santoku Knife

■Best Kosher Salt FOR Thick Cuts Of Meat

■Marinade Injector Stainless

■Meat Tenderiser

■4 Stainless Burger Mold

■Bench Scraper

■Wooden Round Spice Box I Use

■PS SEASONING NOTORIOUS P.I.G.

■Cotton Glove Liners

■Wagyu Beef Tallow

■Pig Sprayer


Don't forget to hit that subscribe button or click here to be directed to it


TRIPLE B MERCH


I'm not monetized and put a lot of effort into these videos. If you feel inclined to buy me a coffee to show appreciation, you can do so here!
Or Cash app directly to $Smoo1hOne
Thank you 8n advance ????????

Also follow me on
TICKTOCK;


INSTAGRAM;


FACEBOOK;


Music I Use;



OUTRO;
@kedela310

Food Wishes Recipes - Grilled Game Hens Recipe - Garlic and Pepper Marinated Game Hens Recipe

Learn how to make a Garlic and Pepper Marinated Game Hens Recipe! Visit to get more info, and watch over 350 free video recipes.

BBQ Game Hens recipe

Moist, tender, fall-off-the-bone mini chickens with a marinade that was thrown together on the fly. I had an idea of what I wanted the marinade to taste like, but didn't have a recipe to follow, I just made it up as I put it together!
The result? An excellent flavor explosion worthy of our stamp of approval.
Give this one a try!

Grilling A Cornish Game Hen...The Fun Easy Way

Join Chef Bourque as he enjoys grilling his bayou raised Cornish game hen the easy tasty way. This isn't the old drunkin chicken on the bayou hen, but rather the old Cajun grillin bird on the pit. Enjoy!