Ceder Plank Game Hen

This recipe was submitted by Mike Flint

Ingredients:

1 14X6X3/4 inch cedar plank
1/4 cup finely chopped onion
1 clove garlic, minced
2 teaspoons cooking oil
1/2 cup apricot spreadable fruit (preserves)
1 serrano chile pepper, seeded, finely diced
1/2 teaspoon finely shredded lime peel (zest)
1 Tablespoon lime juice
2 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 pound Cornish game hens (halved)

Preparation:

1. Soak plank in water for at least an hour (longer is OK)

2. In a medium hot skillet cook onion and garlic in hot oil til tender. Remove from heat and mix in rest of the ingredients. Set Aside.

3. Place plank directly over the coals of a medium hot grill. When plank starts to smoke. place the hens on plank cut side down. Sprinkle lightly with salt and pepper. Cover grill and let cook for 25 minutes. Lift cover and carefully spoon glaze on hens. Cover grill again and let cookfor 35 minutes more, or until it reaches 180 degrees in the thigh muscle.

4. Serve on platter or use plank as platter to serve.



NOTE:

Mike says he's tried this several times and its mighty good eats. However, make sure the serrano pepper is finely diced. It may be a surprise for someone if they chop down on a big hunk of pepper.