Dijon-style Cornish Hens With Mustard Sauce

Total Time: 8 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 8 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 celery rib, chopped
• 1 large carrot, peeled and chopped
• 1 large red onion, sliced
• 2 cornish hens
• salt
• fresh ground black pepper
• 2 garlic cloves
• 1/2 cup dry wine
• 2 tablespoons dijon mustard
• 2 tablespoons whole grain mustard
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley
• 1 tablespoon butter

Recipe

• 1 scatter the vegetables in a large slow cooker.
• 2 sprinkle the hens inside and out with salt and pepper to taste.
• 3 tuck a garlic clove inside the cavity of each one.
• 4 place the hens in the slow cooker.
• 5 pour the wine around the hens.
• 6 cover and cook for 6-8 hours, or until the hens are tender and cooked through.
• 7 remove the hens to a serving platter; cover and keep warm.
• 8 strain the cooking liquid into a medium saucepan.
• 9 bring the liquid to a boil and cook it over med-high heat until slightly reduced.
• 10 turn the heat down slightly and whisk in the mustards.
• 11 stir in the parsley and butter.
• 12 taste for seasoning and adjust.
• 13 pour the sauce over the hens and serve.