Does anyone have a recipe for Cornish hen in rose petal sauce?

Cornish Game in Rose Petal Sauce








INGREDIENTS:


3 cornish game hens, halved)


Olive Oil


Salt %26amp; Pepper


1/2-1 cup Chicken stock or white wine


12 red roses


12 roasted chestnuts, shelled %26amp; pureed


2 tbsp honey


2 tbsp butter


2 cloves garlic


2 tsp cornstarch


2 drops rose water


2 tsp anise seeds


2 cactus fruit (pitaya), ground





Preheat oven to 400°.





Clean and dress hens so that they hold their shape. Rub hens l with olive oil, salt %26amp; pepper, and arrange in a non-stick roasting pan, breast side down, add liquid to cover bottom of pan. Cook the hen for 25 minutes and then turn them over and cook for another 25 minutes.





While the birds are roasting, remove the petals from the roses and rinse thoroughly (do not cook with flowers from a florist!). Set aside the petals of two roses, and grind the remaining petals in a mortar with the anise.





Separately, mince the garlic and brown slightly in butter over medium heat. When transparent, add the chestnut puree. Lower heat, and add the honey, ground cactus fruit, and the ground rose petals. Salt to taste. Add cornstarch, to thicken the sauce slightly. Strain the sauce through a fine sieve, and add no more than two drops of rose water. Once all seasoning has been added to the sauce remove it from the heat.





Remove hens from oven, and lightly marinate the hen in the sauce for ten minutes to flavor, and return them to the roasting pan. Increase the oven temperature to 500° and roast the hen five to ten minutes more until golden brown.





Serve hen with sauce drizzled on top and garnished with the reserved rose petals.

Does anyone have a recipe for Cornish hen in rose petal sauce?
Rose Petal Sauce for Hens





INGREDIENTS





* 1 1/2 tablespoons unsalted butter


* 4 cloves garlic, minced


* 1 pinch salt and freshly ground black pepper


* 3/4 teaspoon ground anise seed


* 3 prickly pears (cactus fruit), peeled and chopped


* 12 red or pink organic roses' petals


* 1 cup chopped walnuts


* 3 cups chicken broth, or as needed


* 2 tablespoons honey, or to taste





DIRECTIONS





1. Melt the butter in a saucepan over low heat. Add garlic, and saute until fragrant, 2 or 3 minutes. Season with salt, pepper and anise, and cook for another minute to blend the flavors.


2. In the container of a blender or food processor, combine the prickly pears, rose petals (reserving a few for garnish) and walnuts. Pour in just enough broth to cover. Cover, and process until smooth.


3. Pour the rose petal mixture into the saucepan with the garlic. Cook over medium heat for about 10 minutes, stirring gently. If the sauce is too thick, add more broth as needed. Mix in the honey, then taste and adjust seasoning with more salt and pepper or anise if desired. Serve poured over poultry, garnishing with a few rose petals.
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