Smoked Cornish Game Hens - Simple Basic Smoked Game Hen Recipe - The Wol...

Ingredients

• 4 - Cornish Game Hens
• 1 Cup - Morton Kosher Salt
• 1/2 Cup - Light Brown Sugar
• 64 oz - Apple Juice (cold)
• 64 oz - Water (4 cups cold & 4 cups very hot)
• 4 - Cinnamon Sticks
• Ice

Directions

• In a large bowl or container (big enough to hold all of the hens and 1+ gal of water) add salt, sugar, cinnamon sticks with 4 cups of very hot water.
• Mix until the sugar and salt are dissolved.
• Add remaining cold water and apple juice.
• Add game hens to the brine along with a few cups of ice.
• Refrigerate 4-6 hours.
• Smoke at 250º for 1.5 hours, then increase temperature to 325º for 15-20 minutes or until the breast reaches 160º.
• Loosely tent with aluminum foil and rest 15 minutes before slicing.

Enjoy!

Equipment I used:

Rec-Tec RT-300 

Perfect Mix Pellets 

Stainless Steel Tongs