Cornish Game Hens on Celeriac Nests

Cornish Game Hens on Celeriac Nests

3 Cornish game hens
1 Meyer Lemon
2 Tbs. fresh thyme, minced
2 Tbs. fresh rosemary, minced
sea salt and pepper
1 large celeriac bulb, peeled and half spiralized, half chopped
4 Tbs. pastured butter

 

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Season the birds with fresh herbs, salt, and pepper, and the juice of half the lemon.

 

Bake at 400 degrees, covered, for 1 hour. 

 

Remove cover for the last 30 minutes of cooking to brown skin.

 

While the birds are bubbling, peel the remaining half of the lemon (pith and all) and puree. Set aside.

 

Mix the spiralized celeriac noodles with 1 Tbs. melted butter and formed into 2-3 “nests.” Bake at 400 for about 10 minutes, until crispy. 

 

Boil the remaining chopped root until soft, and then puree with the remaining butter and extra salt and pepper.

 

To serve, place one pile of celeriac mash, topped with one “nest” on a beautiful plate, and then top with one little hen and a drizzle of the pureed Meyer lemon.

 

Peel into the bird. Eat your heart out.