Halfling Game Birds

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  "name": "Halfling Game Birds",
  "page": 115,
  "type": "Lost in Realmspace",
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    "entries": [
      "Halflings may be small, but their love of fine food is known to be grand. It follows, then, that one of their most prized dishes would be correspondingly small of size but big on flavor, and such is the case with the dish called Halfling Game Birds. Rubbed with a secret mixture of rosemary, thyme, and lemon zest, these tasty Cornish hens are left to marinate overnight, testing the patience of many a halfling chef. When the waiting is over (almost never as long as is recommended), the birds are finally roasted at a scorching high heat to hasten them to the table where they never last long in front of eager diners. Whether Oerth, Toril, Eberron, or Krynn, these little game birds rule the roost on halfling tables across the multiverse."
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  "serves": {
    "exact": 4
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  "ingredients": [
    "Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper",
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      "entry": "{=amount1/v} tablespoon finely grated lemon zest",
      "amount1": 1
    },
    {
      "type": "ingredient",
      "entry": "{=amount1/v} teaspoons minced fresh rosemary",
      "amount1": 2
    },
    {
      "type": "ingredient",
      "entry": "{=amount1/v} teaspoons minced fresh thyme",
      "amount1": 2
    },
    {
      "type": "ingredient",
      "entry": "{=amount1/v} Cornish game hens (about 2 pounds each)",
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    },
    "Olive oil spray"
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  "instructions": [
    "Set a wire rack on a rimmed baking sheet and set aside.",
    "In a small bowl, combine 1½ tablespoons salt, 1½ teaspoons pepper, the lemon zest, rosemary, and thyme; stir to incorporate; and set aside.",
    "On a work surface, using kitchen or poultry shears, cut through both sides of, and remove, a Cornish hen's backbone. Repeat with the second hen. Working one at a time, turn the hens so they're breast-side up and then flatten with one of your hands. Using a chef's knife, cut through the breastbone to halve each hen.",
    "Pat the hens dry with paper towels and then, working with one half hen at a time, gently shimmy a finger between the skin and the meat, loosening but not detaching the skin. Rub about one-fourth of the seasoning mixture under the skin of each half, then sprinkle about ½ teaspoon salt all over the skin of each half. Tuck the wing tips behind the breasts and arrange the halves skin-side up on the prepared rack. Refrigerate, uncovered, for at least 4 hours or up to 24 hours.",
    "With racks in the upper-middle and lower-middle positions, place a second rimmed baking sheet on the lower rack, and preheat the oven to 500°F.",
    "When the oven is ready, remove the hens from the refrigerator. Coat the skins with olive oil spray and sprinkle each hen half with about ¼ teaspoon pepper. Carefully arrange the hens, skin-side down, on the preheated baking sheet and roast for 10 minutes. Remove the hens from the oven and preheat the broiler. Flip the hens skin-side up, set the baking sheet on the upper rack, and broil the hens until well browned and an instant-read thermometer registers 160°F when inserted into the thickest part of a breast, and 175°F in the thickest part of a thigh, 6 to 9 minutes, rotating the sheet as necessary for even browning. Transfer the hen halves to a platter or individual plates. Serve immediately."
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    "Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper",
    {
      "type": "ingredient",
      "entry": "1 tablespoon finely grated lemon zest",
      "amount1": 1
    },
    {
      "type": "ingredient",
      "entry": "2 teaspoons minced fresh rosemary",
      "amount1": 2
    },
    {
      "type": "ingredient",
      "entry": "2 teaspoons minced fresh thyme",
      "amount1": 2
    },
    {
      "type": "ingredient",
      "entry": "2 Cornish game hens (about 2 pounds each)",
      "amount1": 2
    },
    "Olive oil spray"
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