Reviews (2)        Add Rating & Review     16 Ratings   5 star values:        0    4 star values:        0    3 star values:        2    2 star values:        8    1 star values:        6                Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       10/04/2011   This recipe is really unimpressive. The Kasha took only about 10 minutes to overcook and turn to porridge. The cornish hens were delicious but over-all this whole meal was quite bland. The carrot parsnip puree is the worse. I was really disappointed and glad I tested it before making it for friends.         Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       05/03/2008   what's a kasha? I googled but came up with a kind of clothing material.

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Gallery Cornish Hens with Kasha Pilaf Recipe Summary Servings: 4

Ingredients Ingredient Checklist 4 tablespoons butter 1 medium onion, cut into 1/4-inch dice 1/2 pound white mushrooms, stemmed and quartered 1/2 cup whole kasha 2 1/2 cups Homemade Chicken Stock, or canned low-sodium chicken broth, skimmed of fat All-purpose flour, seasoned with salt and pepper, for dredging 2 two-pound Cornish game hens, split, with backbones reserved 1/4 cup white wine 1/2 pound orecchiette pasta, cooked al dente 1/3 cup loosely packed parsley leaves, finely chopped

Gallery Cornish Hens with Kasha Pilaf

Recipe Summary Servings: 4

Cornish Hens with Kasha Pilaf

Cornish Hens with Kasha Pilaf

Cornish Hens with Kasha Pilaf

Recipe Summary Servings: 4

Recipe Summary

Servings: 4

Servings: 4

4

Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 4 tablespoons butter 1 medium onion, cut into 1/4-inch dice 1/2 pound white mushrooms, stemmed and quartered 1/2 cup whole kasha 2 1/2 cups Homemade Chicken Stock, or canned low-sodium chicken broth, skimmed of fat All-purpose flour, seasoned with salt and pepper, for dredging 2 two-pound Cornish game hens, split, with backbones reserved 1/4 cup white wine 1/2 pound orecchiette pasta, cooked al dente 1/3 cup loosely packed parsley leaves, finely chopped

Directions

Preheat oven to 425 degrees. place a roasting pan in it. Melt 2 tablespoons butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add onions, cook 10 to 12 minutes; add mushrooms, cook until tender. Add kasha and 2 cups stock. Cook until kasha is tender, about 20 minutes. Set aside.

Melt 1 1/2 tablespoons butter in a cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat. Flour hens and cook, skin side down, with backbones, until golden brown, 6 to 8 minutes. Turn, and cook 3 to 5 more minutes. Transfer hens to roasting pan; roast for about 20 minutes.

Pour grease from skillet. Over high heat, add wine, and use a wooden spoon to scrape up brown bits. Lower heat, add remaining stock, and cook until reduced by a third, 5 minutes. Stir in remaining butter.

Stir cooked pasta and parsley into kasha. Season, and heat through. Serve hens over kasha pilaf, and spoon sauce over hens.

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 Add Rating & Review     16 Ratings   5 star values:        0    4 star values:        0    3 star values:        2    2 star values:        8    1 star values:        6        

   Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       10/04/2011   This recipe is really unimpressive. The Kasha took only about 10 minutes to overcook and turn to porridge. The cornish hens were delicious but over-all this whole meal was quite bland. The carrot parsnip puree is the worse. I was really disappointed and glad I tested it before making it for friends.         Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       05/03/2008   what's a kasha? I googled but came up with a kind of clothing material.

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Add Rating & Review     16 Ratings   5 star values:        0    4 star values:        0    3 star values:        2    2 star values:        8    1 star values:        6

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16 Ratings 5 star values: 0 4 star values: 0 3 star values: 2 2 star values: 8 1 star values: 6

16 Ratings 5 star values: 0 4 star values: 0 3 star values: 2 2 star values: 8 1 star values: 6

16 Ratings 5 star values: 0 4 star values: 0 3 star values: 2 2 star values: 8 1 star values: 6

  • 5 star values: 0 4 star values: 0 3 star values: 2 2 star values: 8 1 star values: 6

    Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       10/04/2011   This recipe is really unimpressive. The Kasha took only about 10 minutes to overcook and turn to porridge. The cornish hens were delicious but over-all this whole meal was quite bland. The carrot parsnip puree is the worse. I was really disappointed and glad I tested it before making it for friends.  

Martha Stewart Member     Rating: Unrated       05/03/2008   what's a kasha? I googled but came up with a kind of clothing material.

    Martha Stewart Member

    Rating: Unrated 10/04/2011

This recipe is really unimpressive. The Kasha took only about 10 minutes to overcook and turn to porridge. The cornish hens were delicious but over-all this whole meal was quite bland. The carrot parsnip puree is the worse. I was really disappointed and glad I tested it before making it for friends.

Rating: Unrated

Rating: Unrated 05/03/2008

what’s a kasha? I googled but came up with a kind of clothing material.

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