Ingredients

  • 1/4 cup scallions, spring or green onions sliced
  • 1 tablespoon margarine
  • 1 teaspoon chicken bouillon, powdered
  • 1/4 teaspoon sage ground
  • 13 cup wild rice
  • 13 cup long grain rice
  • 1/4 cup carrots shredded
  • 2 tablespoons parsley leaves fresh, snipped
  • 2 each cornish game hens halved lengthwise
  • 1/4 cup apple juice concentrate
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice
  • 2 medium apples sliced

Method

  • In a medium saucepan, combine green onion, margarine, bouillon granules, sage, and 113 cups water.
  • Bring to boiling.
  • Stir in wild rice, reduce heat.
  • Cover and simmer for 30 minutes.
  • Stir in long grain rice, carrot, and parsley.
  • Cover and simmer for about 20 minutes more or until rice is done and liquid is absorbed.
  • In a shallow baking dish, spoon rice mixture into four mounds.
  • Place hens on rice mounds; cover loosely with foil.
  • Roast in a 375F (190C) F oven for 30 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, in a small bowl combine the apple juice concentrate and lemon juice.
  • Uncover hens, roast for about 35 minutes more or until drumsticks can be twisted easily in sockets.
  • During the last 15 minutes, add apple slices; brush hens and apples with apple juice mixture.