Photo: Teriyaki Hens with Bok Choy Recipe
Ingredients
- 2 Cornish game hens (about 11/2 pounds each), halved
- Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
- 3/4 cup low-sodium soy sauce
- 1/4 cup hoisin sauce
- 1/4 cup rice vinegar
- 1 2-inch piece ginger, peeled and sliced
- 2 small red chile peppers, halved (remove seeds for less heat)
- 1 bunch scallions
- 1 grapefruit, halved
- 1 medium head bok choy, thinly sliced
- 1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
- 2 teaspoons sesame seeds, toasted, for garnish
Directions
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Season the hens with salt and pepper and place skin-side up in a roasting pan. Roast until the skin is slightly crisp, about 25 minutes.
Meanwhile, combine the soy sauce, hoisin sauce, vinegar, ginger, 1 chile pepper and 1/4 cup water in a pot. Cut half of the scallions into large pieces, and zest and juice half of the grapefruit; add to the pot. Simmer, stirring occasionally, until thick and syrupy, about 20 minutes. Brush the hens with a few tablespoons of the sauce and continue roasting until golden, about 8 more minutes.
Peel and segment the remaining grapefruit half and place in a bowl. Thinly slice the remaining scallions and mince the remaining chile pepper; add to the bowl along with the bok choy, sesame oil, and salt and pepper to taste. Place half a hen on each plate. Stir any pan drippings into the remaining sauce and drizzle over the top. Serve with the bok choy salad and garnish with sesame seeds.
Photograph by Antonis Achilleos
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By TEAMmotherNson
Fredericksburg, VA
on April 18, 2012
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This was very good and my husband and son both loved it. I omitted the grapefruit juice and agree with the prev reviewer that the sauce wasn't a syrup but more of a glaze. This was my first time using Bok Choy. We really enjoyed it and I will look forward to making it again.
By laurierosendahl
South Dakota
on August 03, 2011
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I liked this recipe, it was quick and easy. I liked the flavor of the sauce, but my husband thought it was a little bitter, so I will probably cut back on the grapefruit juice next time or add some sugar. I wouldn't say the sauce ever got to a "thick syrup" consistency, it was really more of a glaze. The hens made a very pretty presentation on the plate with the sesame seeds on top. Thumbs up!
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