Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, smoked cornish hens. One of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Smoked Cornish Hens is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods in the world. It is simple, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions every day. Smoked Cornish Hens is something that I’ve loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.

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

The ingredients needed to make Smoked Cornish Hens:

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