With the Gamebirds & Poultry Throwdown in full swing and about to end, I thought I would toss an entry into the ring. Had to think a bit about what I would do, then the idea of Tandoori Cornish Hens came to mind.
When we brought the 2 birds home, the cats seemed to approve:
First thing we did was to split them in half:
Then pulled out my Tandoori recipe:
Then, after much work, we made the wonderful & sacred anointment for the birds:
The cornish hen halves went straight into the Tandoori marinade bath to soak up all the spicy goodness:
Many hours later, it was time to fire up the Kamado. While I don't have a Tandoor charcoal oven, a Kamado fired up super hot is a very close approximation:
Hot coals dumped into the Kamado firebowl:
Let's get a look on top. Looks like there's a FIRE IN THE HOLE!
This is exactly what you want when trying to duplicate tandoor style cooking in a Kamado - super hot fire & temps! The temp gauge was reading close to 600 degrees at this point!
Now the birds go on:
About 20 minutes later, I flipped them:
And another 20 mins, they were looking really good. This was about 5 mins before I pulled them, and when I did, the breast meat was reading about 145, and thigh/leg meat around 160:
Plated them up, and here's what we have:
Closer:
Never tried Tandoori Cornish Hens before, but the verdict was an overwhelming yes that we will do them again soon!
Thanks for looking!
When we brought the 2 birds home, the cats seemed to approve:
First thing we did was to split them in half:
Then pulled out my Tandoori recipe:
Then, after much work, we made the wonderful & sacred anointment for the birds:
The cornish hen halves went straight into the Tandoori marinade bath to soak up all the spicy goodness:
Many hours later, it was time to fire up the Kamado. While I don't have a Tandoor charcoal oven, a Kamado fired up super hot is a very close approximation:
Hot coals dumped into the Kamado firebowl:
Let's get a look on top. Looks like there's a FIRE IN THE HOLE!
This is exactly what you want when trying to duplicate tandoor style cooking in a Kamado - super hot fire & temps! The temp gauge was reading close to 600 degrees at this point!
Now the birds go on:
About 20 minutes later, I flipped them:
And another 20 mins, they were looking really good. This was about 5 mins before I pulled them, and when I did, the breast meat was reading about 145, and thigh/leg meat around 160:
Plated them up, and here's what we have:
Closer:
Never tried Tandoori Cornish Hens before, but the verdict was an overwhelming yes that we will do them again soon!
Thanks for looking!
