THIS RECIPE MUST HAVE DROPPED DOWN FROM HEAVEN! ABSOLUTELY TOP OF THE LINE! JUST GIVE YOURSELF A BIT MORE TIME TO MAKE THE SALSA THEN WHAT THE RECIPE STATES OR MAKE SALSA AHEAD. MY THANKS TO THE SUBMITTER OF THIS RECIPE.
THIS RECIPE MUST HAVE DROPPED DOWN FROM HEAVEN! ABSOLUTELY TOP OF THE LINE! JUST GIVE YOURSELF A BIT MORE TIME TO MAKE THE SALSA THEN WHAT THE RECIPE STATES OR MAKE SALSA AHEAD. MY THANKS TO THE SUBMITTER OF THIS RECIPE.
This was an absolutly wonderful recipe. I served it with spanish rice and corn bread. Thank you for sharing this recipe with us!!!
Was good. Especailly the corn salsa. I like strong spice flavors the hens could have had double the amount of spices for my taste. Which is what I will do next time.
THIS RECIPE WAS MY FIRST EXPERIENCE WITH GAME HEN. THIS RECIPE WAS AWESOME!! I LOVED THE BIRD AND ESPECIALLY THE CORN SALSA!! I HAVE ADDED THIS RECIPE TO MY LIST OF PERMANENT REPEATS!!
I used a regular (4 lb) chicken and used garlic salt in place of the regular. It had a decent flavor but not as special as I had hoped. However it had most beautiful crisp brown skin I've ever managed on a roasted chicken. Didn't make the salsa so I can't comment on that part but perhaps that's why I found the chicken lacking. Went well over Mexican rice.
I used chicken instead of game hen to make this more budget friendly. I also cooked it on the rotisserie instead of the oven. The bird part of this recipe wasn't anything special. I'd give the corn salsa a 5 for both taste and presentation. They really should be listed separately.
I made this last night for dinner but because I was lacking time and some ingrediants I only made the hens and opted not to make the salsa (even though I really wanted to try it!). I served the hens with potatoes and sugar snapped peas and the dinner was a hit. The only problem I ran into was the cook time for me was a good 30mins. longer than the suggested cook time in the recipe and I only made 2 hens. But even leaving them in longer didn't dry them out and they still came out tender and moist. I would also suggest using a roasting rack instead of just sitting them in the pan because I didn't think the bottom of the chicken was as crisp and flavorful as the top. I think the roasting rack would have prevented that. Overall a good recipe and I'll use it again hopefully with the salsa this time!
This recipe is so delish! I've done it with game hens and with a whole chicken with delicious results both times. Thanks for a great recipe!
I adored the hen and my boyfriend loved the salsa (which I would have given a 4). I used half a red onion and didn't miss the other half; I didn't have lemon juice so doubled the lime. Next time I'll bake the hens breast-side down. Oh and I "doubled" the spices by using two hens per another user's suggestion and she was right!
