Southwestern Style Cornish Game Hens

Ingredients

1/2 cup	Fresh Lime Juice
1/4 cup	Olive Oil, Extra Virgin
1 Tablespoon	Minced Garlic
2 teaspoon	Cumin, Ground
3 Tablespoons	Cilantro, Chopped
1 Tablespoon	Mesquite Meal
3 each	Cornish Game Hens
to taste	Salt and Pepper
	Lime wedges and cilantro sprigs for garnishing

Directions

Combine lime juice, olive oil, garlic, cumin, cilantro and mesquite meal in a large bowl and mix well. Remove giblets from the birds, set aside for another use, and wash the birds. Place the birds into the marinade coating the birds then place them into the refrigerator for 2 hours turning the birds after 1 hour. After removing them from the refrigerator salt and pepper the cavities.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.  Place the birds on their backs and cover them baking for 1 1/2 to 1 3/4 hours. Every 15 minutes or so baste with the marinade.

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