The tasty hen is a main course I made for yesterday’s lunch 🙂
As you may have already noticed, I consume a lot of white meat: veal, turkey, chicken, rabbit, etc….
White meat is widely used in the pan or in the oven, and I often vary with the ingredients.
This time I bought a hen and most of the time I cook it in the oven with potatoes.
Great to enjoy at any time, it’s a dish suitable for everyone 😀
It could be an original idea to prepare during the upcoming Christmas holidays.
This main course is prepared with tomatoes, onions, and potatoes.
I called it “tasty hen” because cooked this way, the meat becomes flavorful.
However, the hen lends itself to being cooked with other vegetables, I chose these because they are usually always at home.
So I suggest you also try this version 😉
I bought a hen that was already cleaned inside and I removed the skin.
If you want, you can deglaze with white wine.
P.S.: Besides this recipe, I also recommend the:
- Difficulty: Easy
- Cost: Inexpensive
- Preparation time: 15 Minutes
- Portions: 4 people
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
- Energy 1,151.54 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 31.67 (g) of which sugars 6.46 (g)
- Proteins 108.75 (g)
- Fat 66.76 (g) of which saturated 0.88 (g)of which unsaturated 0.23 (g)
- Fibers 5.09 (g)
- Sodium 306.81 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 500 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients for the Tasty Hen
- 1 hen
- 5 tomatoes
- 7 oz onions
- 1.1 lbs potatoes
- 1 thread extra virgin olive oil
- to taste salt
- to taste nutmeg
- 2 sprigs rosemary
- 2 leaves sage
Tools
- 1 Baking pan
- 1 Knife
- 1 Ladle
Steps for the Tasty Hen
Wash the hen very well under cold tap water.
Take a baking pan and place the hen.
Add the chopped tomatoes, onions, and potatoes.
Pour salt and nutmeg to taste, a thread of oil, and a few ladles of water.
Finish by adding the rosemary and sage.
Preheat the oven to 392°F (200°C) in fan mode and cook for an hour – an hour and a half (turning halfway) or until it turns golden.
Serve immediately and enjoy your meal 🙂
Have a great weekend 😉
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