Tropical Stuffed Cornish Hens

Ingredients

4 cornish hens
240 gr pineapple tidbits
190 gr pepper jelly
14 gr butter
120 gr onions
475 gr brown rice
85 gr currants
100 gr macadamia nuts
120 ml chicken broth
16 gr crystallized ginger

Instructions

--OR up to double amount Remove giblet packet from hens; rinse hens with cool water. Drain; set aside. Drain pineapple well reserving juice. Place juice in small saucepan with jelly. Heat over low heat until jelly melts, stirring occasionally. Cook onions in butter in large skillet over medium-high heat until tender. Add rice, reserved pineapple, currants, nuts, broth, and ginger; heat thoroughly. Spoon about two third cup mixture into cavity of each hen. Use wooden picks, soaked in water, to enclose filling. Place hens breast side up in roasting pan on rack coated with cooking spray. Baste with jelly mixture. Roast at 200ºC . for 10 minutes; reduce oven temperature to 180ºC . [and] continue roasting for 1 hour or until internal temperature registers 180 to 90ºC ., basting every 30 minutes with jelly mixture. Cover remaining stuffing and bake during last 30 minutes with remaining rice. Makes 6 to 8 servings. *Substitute red currant jelly for red pepper jelly, if desired.