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VOLUME 2, ISSUE 7 | MAY 2008
Grilled Cornish Game Hen with grapes and Merguez Sausage
2 pieces Cornish game hen
½ bunch Red seedless Grapes
½ bunch Green seedless grapes
8oz Merguez Sausage
½ bunch Scallion, chopped
1 ½ oz Sherry Vinegar
4 oz Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 tbsp Paprika
1 clove Garlic
Cut each Cornish Hen in half using a knife or kitchen shears. Remove any giblets.
Season with salt and pepper and rub with olive oil.
Place skin side down on the grill over a medium heat
Cook for 25 -35 minutes. Turn regularly ensuring all sides become golden brown.
Take the Merguez Sausage and the garlic and cut roughly into a small dice
Cook slowly in a pan with the olive oil and paprika for 10 minutes to allow the flavors of the sausage to infuse the oil
Remove from the heat
Take half the amount of merguez sausage (reserve the remainder) and place in the blender .
Blend for 1 minute and add the sherry vinegar and 1 tsp of salt
Place the grapes on a baking sheet and toss very lightly with olive oil
Bake in the oven at 350o for 20 minutes
Remove to a mixing bowl and add the scallions and the reserved merguez sausage.
Season with a little of the merguez oil, toss and arrange on four plates in a neat pile.
Place a piece of Cornish hen on each plate and drizzle the remaining merguez oil over each piece. |