greek style roasted hen

How To Make greek style roasted hen

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  Step 1
  Preheat the oven to 425. In a small saucepan bring 1 cup of water to boil. Add the sun-dried tomatoes and cook for 5 minutes to blanch.
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  Step 2
  Reserving 2 Tablespoons of the cooking liquid, drain the tomatoes. Place the reserved cooking liquid in a medium bowl. When cool enough to handle, coarsely chop the sun-dried tomatoes and add them to the bowl.
• Step 3
  Add the mint, olives, raisins, garlic, lemon zest and salt to the sun-dried tomatoes, stirring to combine. Using your fingers, carefully lift the hen's breast skin and as much of the thigh skin as you can without tearing it.
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  Step 4
  Place the stuffing mixture under the skin of chicken. Rub olive oil over bird. Lightly salt & pepper and squeeze juice from zested lemon over chicken.
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  Step 5
  Place bird, skin side up, on a rack in a roasting pan, Roast for 1 hour to 1 hour & 15 minutes or until cooked through. (170 degrees F. in thickest part of thigh)
• Step 6
  Remove the skin before eating.
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