Frog Style Hens

[SmokinEdge]

These are fun to do. These are Cornish hens but you can do same with whole chicken. Basically with the bird breast up, cut the skin between the leg/thigh and breast. Just like if you were parting a bird but don’t cut the joint just open the skin. Then cut down through the rib cage along the cartilage seam between the ribs, again just like when parting a chicken but stop at the wing bones and don’t separate the back from the breast. Instead just splay the bird open. This is the other way to spatchcock a chicken without cutting out the backbone.

Season up and smoke at around 325-350 for about an hour on these little birds could go hour and half.

Terrible picture so forgive me in advance.

 

[JLinza]

Very nice, lookin good

 

[Rafter H BBQ]

Nice looking cook Eric… love some Cornish hens… and those are going to be some fine eats.

 

[pc farmer]

Been way too long since I have made these. I need to fix that

 

[SmokinEdge]

Off the grill with hickory pellets.

 

[JLinza]

Those look great, Eric. Nicely done

 

[BrianGSDTexoma]

I'll take 2 please. They look pretty tasty.

 

[Gonna Smoke]

Those look really good, Eric!

 

[Boris1]

These are fun to do. These are Cornish hens but you can do same with whole chicken. Basically with the bird breast up, cut the skin between the leg/thigh and breast. Just like if you were parting a bird but don’t cut the joint just open the skin. Then cut down through the rib cage along the cartilage seam between the ribs, again just like when parting a chicken but stop at the wing bones and don’t separate the back from the breast. Instead just splay the bird open. This is the other way to spatchcock a chicken without cutting out the backbone.

Season up and smoke at around 325-350 for about an hour on these little birds could go hour and half.

Terrible picture so forgive me in advance.

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Looks great!!