The Cornish Game Hen is sometimes called many other things. Some of these would be a Cornish hen, poussin, Rock Cornish hen, or simply Rock Cornish . This bird is originally from Cornwall, England.The cornish game hen paired with the rock hen, makes a chicken that is more white meat, which most people prefer.This is a small breed of chicken with short legs and a broad breast.
A Small Chicken
The Cornish game hen is not in any way a game bird, but actually a typical chicken that is raised and slaughtered only for food, at a very young age,about five weeks old, and therefore is much smaller in size. The hens usually weigh anywhere from two to three pounds. Though the bird is just called a hen, it can be either male or female.
The Small Cornish Game Hen
This is a picture of the very tiny, Cornish Game Hen. They are bred in captivity and are only 1-2 pounds at full growth.
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In this video, the host, Mark Allen, will give you the recipe for cooking the Cornish game hen. This particular recipe will be cooking the hen with blackberry sauce. This video will gives you the step by step recipe for the Cornish game hen starting off with adding Rosemary to Game Hen. He will show you how to make your hen, turn out perfect. So take a minute to view how to make this awesome dish!
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Fast Facts
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Fact:
Developed in the 1950s, but made its debut into the consumer market in the 1960s
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Weight
anywhere from one to three pounds
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Ways to cook
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Health "count"
Approx. 340 calories found in half of a Cornish hen
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source of
They are very rich in protein
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gender
Can be either male or female
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Product manufacturers
Two-thirds of Cornish hens are produced by Tyson Foods Inc
