{"id":1465,"slug":"grilled-cornish-hens","title":"Grilled Cornish Hens","description":null,"ingredients_raw":["1 tbsp salt","1 tbsp freshly-ground black pepper","1 ½ tbsp cayenne pepper","1 ½ tbsp smoked paprika","2 tbsp lemon pepper","2 tsp dried rosemary","1 tbsp garlic powder","2 spatchcocked Cornish/Rock Game Hens","Bacon fat, melted"],"ingredients_norm":["salt","ground black pepper","cayenne pepper","smoked paprika","lemon pepper","dried rosemary","garlic powder","spatchcocked cornish/rock game hen","bacon fat"],"steps":["Combine all seasonings.","Brush hens with bacon fat. Massage seasoning mixture into hens. Refrigerate for at least 1 hour.","Preheat a charcoal grill using a chimney.","Place hens on the grill. Grill them, turning constantly, until internal temperature of both the thigh and breast reach 165°F.","Remove hens from grill and let rest 10 minutes. Serve."],"categories":["Poultry recipes","Recipes using chicken","Grilled recipes","Main course recipes","Recipes using cayenne","Recipes using pepper","Recipes using paprika","Recipes using rosemary","Recipes using lemon pepper"],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":null,"servings":null,"yield_text":null,"difficulty":"easy","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Grilled_Cornish_Hens","source_ref":"4506689","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Grilled_Cornish_Hens&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"7b574be4d2bb23930f676a47a6409490459dae9160db57a6e4fb5cd29ac071f9","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:03Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T17:11:31Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/grilled-cornish-hens"}