Roasted Game Hens with Roasted Carrots and Caraway

Author

NuWave

Prep Time

15 minutes

Cook Time

24 minutes

Servings

4

Category

Main Dishes

Ingredients

• 1lbs. assorted carrots, peeled, cut into large pieces
• Extra-virgin olive oil, as needed
• 1T whole caraway seeds
• 2oz. white wine
• Sea salt, to taste
• 2 game hens, 1lbs. each
• Freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 4-6 fresh cloves garlic, peeled
• 2 sprigs fresh thyme

Directions

1. In a bowl, toss the carrots in oil, caraway seeds, white wine and sea salt. Place the carrots on the baking tray.
2. Season the hens with olive oil, salt and pepper, and stuff each cavity with garlic and thyme. Place them on the baking tray with carrots.
3. Press PRESET and use the START/PAUSE dial to select PRESET 42. Press START/PAUSE to begin preheating. Once preheated, the unit will beep twice, display “Ready”, countdown for 10 seconds and then beep once to give you time to insert your food.
4. Open the unit and slide the baking tray into rack position 2. Close the door to begin cooking (350°F combo, 20% steam) for 24 minutes. When completed, the unit will beep three time and display “End”. Check that the internal temperature has reached 165°F with a digital thermometer.
5. Carve and serve with carrots.