Hey everyone, it’s Drew, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, smoked cornish hens. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.

Smoked Cornish Hens is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. It’s appreciated by millions daily. Smoked Cornish Hens is something that I’ve loved my whole life. They’re nice and they look fantastic.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have smoked cornish hens using 11 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Smoked Cornish Hens:

1. Take 4 Cornish hens
2. Make ready 2 grape fruits
3. Make ready 2 oranges
4. Get 3 lemons
5. Take 1/2 cup Maples syrup
6. Make ready 2 tbsp smoked paprika
7. Get 1 tsp salt
8. Get 1 tbsp garlic powder
9. Get 1 tsp ground black pepper
10. Make ready 1/4 cup olive oil
11. Get 1 cup apple wood chips

Steps to make Smoked Cornish Hens:

1. Add all citrus(cut in half) and molasses to large bucket or pot for brine. Brine over night or for at least 8 hours. Feel with water until hens are fully submerged
2. Pull hens from brine pat dry and brush with olive oil
3. Combine dry season and season both sides of hens.
4. Add hens to a grill. Keep temp around 225 for 2 and half hours. Add Applewood or fruit wood of choice for best smoke flavor.

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