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 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!
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!
