Hello everybody, it's me, Dave, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, smoked cornish hens. It is one of my favorites. This time, I'm gonna make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Smoked Cornish Hens is one of the most favored of recent trending meals in the world. It's easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It's appreciated by millions every day. They're fine and they look wonderful. Smoked Cornish Hens is something that I have loved my whole life.

To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have smoked cornish hens using 11 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Smoked Cornish Hens:

1. {Make ready 4 of Cornish hens.
2. {Make ready 2 of grape fruits.
3. {Take 2 of oranges.
4. {Take 3 of lemons.
5. {Take 1/2 cup of Maples syrup.
6. {Make ready 2 tbsp of smoked paprika.
7. {Prepare 1 tsp of salt.
8. {Take 1 tbsp of garlic powder.
9. {Prepare 1 tsp of ground black pepper.
10. {Take 1/4 cup of olive oil.
11. {Get 1 cup of apple wood chips.

Steps to make Smoked Cornish Hens:

1. Add all citrus(cut in half) and molasses to large bucket or pot for brine. Brine over night or for at least 8 hours. Feel with water until hens are fully submerged.
2. Pull hens from brine pat dry and brush with olive oil.
3. Combine dry season and season both sides of hens..
4. Add hens to a grill. Keep temp around 225 for 2 and half hours. Add Applewood or fruit wood of choice for best smoke flavor..
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