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Rice & barley stuffing for cornish hens

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Categories: Cereals, Herbs & Spices, Poultry, Seasonings, Side-dishes, Stuffings
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Ingredients:
1/2 cupRice
2 tbspButter
2 1/4 cupWater (or more)
2 Chicken broth cubes
1/3 cupBarley
8 ozCranberries, fresh, OR...
16 oz-Canned cranberry sauce
-- with gel rinsed off
Sugar
- if using fresh cranberries
2 tspBitter orange marmalade
-- (heaping measure), OR...
-- half marmalade -and-
-- half diced orange peel
2 tbspOrange juice
1/3 cupRaisins
2 tspRubbed sage
2 tspTarragon
1/2 tspSweet marjoram
1 tspCrushed rosemary
Salt and pepper, to taste
Procedures:
1Brown the rice in the butter, then add 1-?to 1-?cups water and chicken cube; cook until soft.
2cook barley in 1 cup water and second chicken cube for 45 minutes, or until tender.
3if using fresh cranberries, cook briefly with a little sugar to soften somewhat and create a little juice.
4mix the remaining ingredients with the cooked rice and barley.
5Stuff the cornish hens and cook according to instructions on package.
6I like to brush the stuffed birds with melted butter and sprinkle with salt, pepper, crushed basil, and tarragon.
7the stuffing may be frozen for future use.
8variation: substitute sliced mushrooms for the raisins.
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