Hey everyone, it’s me again, Dan, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, smoked cornish hens. One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Smoked Cornish Hens is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods on earth. It is appreciated by millions every day. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. Smoked Cornish Hens is something that I have loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.

To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have smoked cornish hens using 11 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Smoked Cornish Hens:

1. Make ready 4 Cornish hens
2. Get 2 grape fruits
3. Make ready 2 oranges
4. Take 3 lemons
5. Take 1/2 cup Maples syrup
6. Get 2 tbsp smoked paprika
7. Prepare 1 tsp salt
8. Make ready 1 tbsp garlic powder
9. Prepare 1 tsp ground black pepper
10. Get 1/4 cup olive oil
11. Take 1 cup apple wood chips

Instructions to make Smoked Cornish Hens:

1. Add all citrus(cut in half) and molasses to large bucket or pot for brine. Brine over night or for at least 8 hours. Feel with water until hens are fully submerged
2. Pull hens from brine pat dry and brush with olive oil
3. Combine dry season and season both sides of hens.
4. Add hens to a grill. Keep temp around 225 for 2 and half hours. Add Applewood or fruit wood of choice for best smoke flavor.

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