INGREDIENTS
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16 cups cold water
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1 cup coarse kosher salt
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4 1 ½ -pound game hens
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12 tablespoons (1½ sticks) unsalted butter, room temperature
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2 tablespoons plus 4 teaspoons chopped fresh chives
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2 tablespoons thinly sliced fresh basil
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2 tablespoons minced fresh Italian parsley
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4 teaspoons minced shallot
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1 teaspoon dried thyme
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1 garlic clove, minced
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½ teaspoon ground black pepper
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4 lemon wedges
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20 shiitake mushrooms, stemmed ½ cup low-salt chicken broth
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Creamy Stone-Ground Grits (see recipe)