Achiote Marinated Cornish Hens Stuffed with Chorizo and Mustard Greens

Aaron Sanchez

Recipe courtesy Aaron Sanchez

Show: The Best Thing I Ever Ate Episode: I Ever Made For the Holidays

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Total Time:
13 hr 20 min
Prep
10 min
Inactive
12 hr 0 min
Cook
1 hr 10 min
Yield:
2 servings
Level:
Easy
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Ingredients

  • 1 package achiote paste
  • 1/2 cup olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon toasted cumin
  • 1 teaspoon ground coriander
  • 1 teaspoon Mexican oregano
  • 5 tablespoons chopped garlic, divided
  • 2 poussins or Cornish hens
  • 4 large links hard, dried Spanish chorizo, diced
  • 1 Spanish onion, diced
  • 1 bunch mustard greens, cleaned, trimmed and roughly chopped
  • 1/2 cup chicken stock
  • 1 baking potato (russet) peeled, diced, and blanched
  • 2 tablespoons sliced green olives
  • Salt and freshly ground pepper

Directions

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.

Combine in a food processor the achiote paste, olive oil, cumin, coriander, oregano, and 1 tablespoon garlic. Make sure to puree all these ingredients until it becomes a paste. Rub the marinade inside the Cornish hen cavities, underneath the skin, as well as outside. Allow the hens to marinade overnight, refrigerated.

Next day, heat up a large saute pan. Add the chorizo and cook until crispy, about 5 minutes. Add the onion and remaining 4 tablespoons garlic and cook for another 2 minutes. Add the mustard greens and deglaze with the chicken stock. Cook until greens have wilted, about 2 minutes, and then add the potato, green olives, and season, to taste, with salt and pepper. Once the stuffing has cooled, distribute it equally into the hens and place them on a sheet with a rack. Place in the oven for 1 hour.

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  • on December 11, 2011

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    Is out of this world!

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  • on November 20, 2011

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    Delicious! I did this with Turkey instead and even my picky stepson loved it and went back for seconds. I'll be repeating this one. Gracias!

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  • on October 27, 2011

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    This dish is incredible! I am def. making this for the holidays this year! When is Chef Aaron getting his own in the kitchen show?

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