Grilled Herbed Poussins

Ingredients

• Garlic

  Raw

  2 cloves, minced or 6g

• Olive oil

  Salad or cooking

  3 tbsp or 41g

• Rosemary

  Fresh

  1 ½ tbsp or 3g

• Basil

  Fresh

  2 ¼ tbsp, chopped or 6g

• Thyme

  Fresh

  1 tbsp or 2g

• Cornish game hens, meat only

  Chicken, raw

  4 bird whole or 956g

• Bay leaf

  Spices

  2 tbsp, crumbled or 4g

Directions

1. PREPARATION: Chop basil, rosemary, bay leaves, garlic. Cut out cornish hens' backbones and split birds in half.
2. Blend together herbs, oil, garlic, 1 tablespoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper in a blender until finely chopped, then rub all over poussins.
3. Prepare grill for indirect-heat cooking over medium-hot charcoal (medium-high heat for gas); see Grilling Procedure .
4. Oil grill rack, then grill poussins, skin sides down first, directly over coals, turning once, until well browned, 2 to 3 minutes. Move poussins to area with no coals underneath and grill, covered, until just cooked through, 15 to 20 minutes more. Transfer poussins to a platter and let stand 10 minutes.