Cornish Game Hens With Grape Sauce - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 Cornish hens
1 tablespoon salt
1 tablespoon ground black pepper
1 tablespoon garlic granules
1 tablespoon tarragon
1 teaspoon rosemary
1 teaspoon thyme
1 teaspoon sage
2 tablespoons paprika
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup white grape jelly
1 1/2 cups grape juice
1 tablespoon flour
1 tablespoon cornstarch (dissolved in tbsp. water)
1/2 cup chicken stock or 1/2 cup chicken broth
1/4 cup sugar
small clusters grapes (to garnish)
fresh herb (to garnish)

Preparation

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Rinse the hens& pat dry inside& outside with paper towel.
Place hens on a rack in a roasting pan.
Season hens equally with salt, pepper, garlic, tarragon, rosemary, sage, thyme& paprika.
Roast in oven until golden brown, or until juice runs clear& not red when hens are punctured between the thigh& breast.
While the birds are in the oven, using a double boiler, melt the butter& stir in the flour.
Once blended, add the chicken stock or broth& allow the mixture to thicken, stirring occasionally.
Add the grape jelly, grape juice, sugar& the dissolved cornstarch.
Continue to cook& stir until thickened again.
To serve, pour some of the sauce onto the 2 plates.
Place the hens on top of the sauce& then pour the rest of the sauce over the hens.
Garnish the plates with a few small clusters of grapes& a few sprigs of herbs if desired.