Main Ingredients:

See below ingredients and instructions of the recipe

Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

2 Cornish game hens, 1/2'd 1/8 ts Freshly ground pepper
-lengthwise, backbones 1 tb Butter or margarine
-removed 1 tb Olive oil
1/4 ts Dried basil 2 Shallots, finely chopped
1/4 ts Dried oregano 1/2 c Dry white wine
1/4 ts Salt

Prep: 20 minutes
Cook: 25 minutes

Simple elegant. Serve w/ California Sauvignon Blanc or an Italian
Pinot Grigio.

1. Preheat oven to 350o. Season hens w/ basil, oregano, salt pepper.

2. In a large frying pan, melt butter in oil over moderately high
heat. Add hens saute, turning once, 4 minutes a side, until
browned. Transfer to a small baking dish.

3. Add shallots to pan, reduce heat to low saute until soft, 1 1/2
minutes.
Add white wine bring to a boil, scraping up browned bits from
bottom of pan.
Pour over hens.

4. Cover w/ foil bake 20 minutes, basting occasionally w/ pan
juices.

5. Reduce heat to 425o, uncover bake 5 minutes until hens are
tender skin
is crisp.

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