Name: Grilled Cornish Hens with Rice and Sicilian Butter Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 8 tbsp butter; cup black olives; 2 tsp anchovy paste; 1 tbsp orange zest; 2 tsp orange juice; 2 cloves garlic; ¼ tsp fresh ground black pepper; 2 Cornish hens; 2 tbsp cooking oil; rice

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How To Make Grilled Cornish Hens with Rice and Sicilian Butter

Grilled Cornish hens are flavored with butter that’s been infused with anchovy paste, orange, and olives, and served atop rice, for a belly-filling meal!

Preparation: 20 minutes

Cooking: 25 minutes

Total: 45 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

8tbspbutter
1cupblack olives
2tspanchovy paste
1tbsporange zest,(from about 1 navel orange), grated
2tsporange juice
2garlic cloves
¼tspfresh ground black pepper
2½lbscornish hens,(2 pieces)
2tbspcooking oil
rice,boiled or steamed

Instructions

Light the grill.
In a food processor, puree the butter and olives with the anchovy paste, orange zest, orange juice, garlic and pepper. With a rubber spatula, scrape the butter into a small bowl and refrigerate.
Rub the hens with oil and cook over moderate heat for 12 minutes. Turn and cook for 12 more minutes, until just done. Remove the hens from the grill.
Top each serving with 2 tablespoons of flavored butter, letting the butter melt over both the hen and the rice.
Serve and enjoy!