Five spice game hens (siu yeah gai)

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Preparation Time:

10 Min

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Difficulty:

Easy

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Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

4 Cornish game hens 2 tb Hoisin sauce
1 tb Five spice powder 1 tb Sherry
2 tb Salt 1/4 c Dark soy sauce
1 tb Plum sauce 1/4 c Maple syrup
2 tb Bean sauce

Wash and clean game hens. Pat dry and rub cavities with the five spice
powder. Mix hoisin sauce, bean sauce, sherry and plum sauce. Rub
remaining sauce mixture plus salt. Let stand over- night. Mix soy
sauce and syrup.

Preheat oven at 350 degrees. Rub skin of game hens with soy sauce and
syrup mixture. Roast back side up for 20-25 minutes. Turn breast side
up and roast for another 20-25 minutes until skins turn golden brown.

From "The Chinese Village Cookbook." A practical guide to Cantonese
country cooking. Rhoda Yee, Yerba Bueana Press, San Francisco. 1975.