Smoked Crispy Skin Cornish Game Hen Two Ways | Whole & Spatchcock Recipe

Cornish Game Hens are easy to cook delicious little mini chickens that you need to start cooking ASAP. They're perfect for dinner parties or simply mixing up family meal night. You can roast the hens whole, or spatchcock them flat, and you're in luck because this video walks through both methods. In this video, I walk you through two different recipes for Cornish Hens, one is a traditional stuffed whole roasted hen, and the other is a spatchcock jerk style heavily seasoned hen. Both are smoked on my big green egg, but for those non BBQ folks, you can just as easily toss them in the oven matching times and temp. Follow along and let me know what you think!

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Ingredients:
- Lemon Garlic Hen Ingredients -
1 whole Cornish hen
1 Tbsp. Salt
1 Tbsp. Black Pepper
1 Tbsp. Garlic Powder
1 tsp. Baking Powder
10-15 cloves of garlic (smashed, chopped or minced)
1 lemon sliced
Olive oil

- Jerk Style Hen -
1 Tbsp. Chipotle powder
1 Tbsp, Smoked Paprika
1 Tbsp. Red Pepper Flakes
Musket Powder Gold Label to taste (or any smoky spicy BBQ rub of choice)
olive oil

Supplies:
Instant Read Thermometer (My favorite option - Amazon link: https://amzn.to/32iF4Le )
Cooling Rack (Amazon Link: https://amzn.to/3dq8sWe )
Oven Pan
Sharp Knife
Smoker, Grill, or Oven
Tongs

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