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Saw the Cornish Game Hen throwdown and thought I would give it a shot.
I have never had a game hen, but heard it tastes like chicken, so I went with a cranberry/orange/ginger flavor profile.

I trimmed up the hens and tied the legs.
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Then dropped them into a cranberry/orange/ginger marinade for a few hours.
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Out of the marinade, pat dry, applied some salt and pepper, and stuffed the cavity with a few cranberries and a slice of orange.
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While the grill came up to temp (425) I let the hens warm up and prepared a roasting bed of onion, red potatoes, sweet potatoes, oranges, fresh ginger, and cranberries
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Birds on the roasting bed and placed on the grill
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After about 90 minutes, with some basting, here was the final product
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The final product was very tasting and incredibly moist :clap2: Not sure if it was my cooking or if game hens are naturally moist? But I plan to try these little birds again in the future.
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Thanks for looking.:clap:
 
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