Honey Poppy Seed Roast Poussin recipe

This is a spectacularly simple roast poussin recipe that offers deliciously different flavours - honey, poppy seeds, mustard and ginger combine for poussin that is mouth-watering!

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IngredientsServes: 4

• 2 poussin
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 5 tablespoons honey
• 1 tablespoon poppy seeds
• 1 1/2 teaspoons mustard powder
• 3/4 teaspoon ground ginger

MethodPrep:10min ›Cook:1hr ›Ready in:1hr10min

1. Preheat oven to 180 C / Gas 4. Spray rack of shallow roasting tin with cooking spray, or lightly coat with oil.
2. Cut each poussin in half; place skin side down in roasting tin. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.
3. Whisk together the honey, poppy seeds, mustard and ginger. Brush over the poussin.
4. Roast uncovered for 1 hour turning once.

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by Karen Eyers

I cooked the hens whole instead of cutting in half because I liked the look of serving a whole hen to my company. Worked out fine and they were delicious. I accidentally mixed the salt and pepper in with the honey, but it didn't seem to matter. It was hard to get the honey mixture to spread onto the hens so I actually stuck them in the oven for 3 minutes to get the skin dryer and warmer and that helped.-26 Jul 2006

by KrystleHanes

I added about a Tablesppon of fresh crushed garlic and it gave it such a kick that the 2 hens I made were not enough and most of my other dishes were over looked because they all wanted more of the hens! ADD FRESH GARLIC, YOU WONT REGRET IT!-17 Dec 2004

by maupind2

We served this recipe at a retirement party and everyone enjoyed it. We cooked 16 cornish that night! They were easy to make and required only a little attention during cooking.-06 Jun 2001