ROAST GAME HENS WITH

SHERRY, GINGER AND LIME

4 SERVINGS

1/2 cup canned low-salt chicken broth

1/4 cup dry Sherry

1/4 cup fresh lime juice

3 tablespoons olive oil

2 tablespoons chopped peeled fresh ginger

2 tablespoons chopped garlic

4 1 1/4-pound Cornish game hens, rinsed, patted dry

4 bacon slices

2 tablespoons dried rosemary

Preheat oven to 400'F

Boil first 6 ingredients in heavy medium saucepan until reduced to 3/4 cup, about 2 minutes.

Arrange Cornish game hens in roasting pan.

Place I bacon slice and some rosemary into each hen cavity

sprinkle with salt and pepper.

Roast until golden brown and cooked through, basting often with Sherry mixture,

about 1 hour.

Transfer Cornish game hens to platter.