Thai Grilled Chicken: Smoked Soy-Honey-Rum Cornish Game Hens
Author: SheSimmers.com
Recipe type: Main Dish
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Serves: 6-8
- 2 quarts water
- 1 cup rum
- 1 tablespoon whole coriander seeds, cracked
- 1 tablespoon white or black peppercorns, cracked
- 1½ cups honey
- 10 large cloves garlic, smashed
- ¼ cup table salt
- ½ cup soy sauce
- 4 1.25-lb Cornish game hens
- Put all of the ingredients, except the hens, in an 8-quart stockpot; stir to dissolve the salt and the honey.
- Put the Cornish game hens in the brine making sure the birds are fully submerged.
- Refrigerate 12-24 hours.
- Remove the birds from the brine and pat them dry with paper towel. Discard the brine.
- Tie the legs of each bird together. Smoke them using your favorite method and equipment, following the manufacturer's instructions. See post for tips.
Recipe by SheSimmers at https://shesimmers.com/2013/06/thai-grilled-chicken-smoked-soy-honey-rum-cornish-game-hens.html
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