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Native American Game Hens
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Native American Game Hens

15 ingredients 12 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

683
Calories
18g
Protein
16g
Fat
117g
Carbs

Counts 11 of 12 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Black Walnut 1 walnut half (4g) 26
Carrot 1 medium (61g) 25
Mushrooms 1/2 cup sliced (35g) 15
Celery 1 stalk (40g) 6
Thyme 1 tsp dried (1.4g) 4
Rosemary 1 tsp dried (1.2g) 4
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Meat not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

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  • 4 x Cornish game hens, split in 1/2
  • 2 x onions, quartered
  • 2 x bay leaves
  • 12 x peppercorns
  • 2 sm carrots, sliced
  • 2 stalk celery, sliced
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 8 tbl margarine
  • 1 tsp thyme
  • 1/2 tsp rosemary
  • 1/2 cup chopped mushrooms
  • 4 tbl flour
  • 4 tbl black walnut meats, finely chopped
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Directions

1

Place hens in a large pot and barely cover with water.

2

Add bay leaf, onion, carrot, celery, salt, and peppercorns.

3

Bring to rolling boil, turn down heat and simmer for about 30 minutes.

4

Remove birds from broth and reserve broth.

5

Using a large skillet, saute the birds in 4 tbs of margarine until golden.

6

Place birds into Dutch oven, sprinkle with thyme and rosemary and bake slow for 30 minutes.

7

Bring broth to rolling boil and cook down to 4 cups.

8

Saute mushrooms in large skillet with remaining margarine.

9

Add broth and flour.

10

Stir well.

11

Add chopped 1walnuts.

12

Serve with birds over cooked brown rice.

Recipe sourced from fandom

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