Applewood Smoked Cornish Hens
Applewood Smoked Cornish Hens

Hey everyone, it’s Jim, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, applewood smoked cornish hens. One of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Applewood Smoked Cornish Hens is one of the most favored of recent trending foods in the world. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It’s appreciated by millions daily. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Applewood Smoked Cornish Hens is something which I’ve loved my entire life.

To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have applewood smoked cornish hens using 6 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Applewood Smoked Cornish Hens:
  1. Get 6 Cornish Game Hens
  2. Make ready 8 TBS McCormick Bruschetta Sweet Basil & Oregano Seasoning
  3. Get 6 TBS Olive oil
  4. Take 1 gallon Bottled Water
  5. Take 1 cup Kosher Salt
  6. Get Apple wood for smoking
Steps to make Applewood Smoked Cornish Hens:
  1. Make the brine: Mix kosher salt and water, let dissolve completely. It could take an hour or more. You can also add in some seasoning if you want to, anything you put in the brine will adhere to the meat.
  2. Place game hens and brine in brine bag and place in fridge for 2 to 3 hours.
  3. Remove hens from brine and rinse thoroughly.
  4. Spatchcock the hens, remove the back bone and butterfly. (You can google how to do this)
  5. Cover each hen with 1 TBS of olive oil.
  6. Use at least 1 TBS of seasoning on each hen (this depends on your flavor palate and how much seasoning you like)
  7. Place hens breast up on your grill/smoker and smoke until internal temp reaches 165 degrees. I use an igrill so I do not have to open the lid until they are complete.

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