Game Hens with Fruit-and-Sausage Stuffing

Ingredients

• ¼ cup dried cranberries
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• ¼ cup boiling water
• 2 tablespoons dried cranberries
• ¼ teaspoon pepper
• 1 cup apple juice
• 1 cup chopped peeled Rome apple
• + 18 more ingredients
• • 6 black peppercorns
  • Fresh sage (optional)
  • teaspoon Southern France Spice Mix
  • 4 (1/2-inch-thick) slices French bread
  • 2 cups (1-inch) French bread cubes (about 2 1-ounce slices)
  • 1 teaspoon Southern France Spice Mix
  • ¼ cup chopped shallots
  • 2 (1 1/2-pound) Rock Cornish game hens
  • Chopped fresh parsley (optional)
  • 2 tablespoons chopped shallots
  • ¼ pound diced smoked turkey sausage
  • 1 cup cranberry juice cocktail
  • ¹/₈ teaspoon Southern France Spice Mix
  • 2 tablespoons dry red wine
  • ¼ cup coarsely chopped pitted prunes
  • ½ teaspoon fresh lemon juice
  • ¹/₈ teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoons cornstarch

Preheat oven to 350°. For the hens: Remove and reserve giblets and necks from hens. Rinse hens under cold water, and pat dry. Halve hens lengthwise; trim excess fat. Loosen skin from breasts and drumsticks by inserting fingers and gently pushing between skin and meat. Rub 1/2 teaspoon Southern Fr...

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