Little birds---stump the experts

Has anyone ever seen Cornish or Rock Hens in any of the stores there? They are little guys and usually come in a pack of two. They are Mrs. GV's favorite. Seared, grilled and basted with a Maple Syrup, butter, Dejon and thyme mixture they are hard to beat.

I can't wait to see the remarks for this one. :cluck:

I have a family of Gambol Quail living in my garden, we could trap one of those. Fresh, not frozen.

Roberto said:

I have a family of Gambol Quail living in my garden, we could trap one of those. Fresh, not frozen.

I'll take a half dozen. LOL

Bad Roberto!

Found some, they were excellent. Just go to Seadweller's home, & he'll even BBQ them for you. That's what we did the other night, had a great time. Our turn to cook tonight.
LoL

DeeDee said:

Found some, they were excellent. Just go to Seadweller's home, & he'll even BBQ them for you. That's what we did the other night, had a great time. Our turn to cook tonight.
LoL

OK Mark...Where did you get them or were they smuggled? Or better yet, what time is dinner?

Roberto said:

I have a family of Gambol Quail living in my garden, we could trap one of those. Fresh, not frozen.

You wouldn't dream of hurting Robert & Roberta, would you?

GV Jack said:

OK Mark...Where did you get them or were they smuggled? Or better yet, what time is dinner?

Jack... I only do the cooking... I don't ask what or where it came from... There's an old saying "Smuggling is more than just an adventure"... or was that "more than just a job..?"

DeeDee said:

Found some, they were excellent. Just go to Seadweller's home, & he'll even BBQ them for you. That's what we did the other night, had a great time. Our turn to cook tonight.
LoL

Maybe if Barb gets Lucky while you all are at the casino today, she'll take us out to eat tonight...

Hey GV, good news. I found one of those little chickens in the bottom of my freezer. Been there for maybe 3 years but you can have it !!

How to Raise Cornish Game Hens

How to Raise Cornish Game Hens
The Rock Cornish Game Hen was fist bred in 1950 in an attempt to replace the guinea hen-due to a farm fire a large flock of guinea hens were lost. The Cornish Game Hen is a product of crossbreeding the Cornish chicken with other breeds of chickens. The result was a smaller, plumper hen that produced only white meat. The average weight of a game hen is 2-1/2 pounds. Read on to learn more.

Instructions
How to Raise Cornish Game Hens http://www.ehow.com/how_2104596_raise-cornish-game-hens.html#ixzz1ldARSDOa

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Interesting write-up Kenny.

I'll have to check, but the ones I get seem to have dark meat thighs and legs.

Mine look better than those pics when they come off the grill. I bet Mark's do too.

The carnicerias I go to in Mesa have cornish game hens seasoned and split in half, ready to grill. They call them godorniz. The ones I saw today were $2.39 a pound. I can't imagine they wouldn't have them in RP. Just ask for them by name.They are different than Roberto's pet quail, which are called codorniz.

Cornish hen not the same as Quail.

Everything is better with Bacon, even the little birds.

http://guiltykitchen.com/images/Cornish%20Hen%203.jpg


Cornish hens are small chickens. A quail is a different species. Quail are also about 1/2 the size and all dark meat.