Ingredients:
1 tablespoon ground allspice
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon sweet paprika
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
4 (1 1/4-to 1 1/2-pounds) Cornish hens
1 1/3 cups apricot, date, and pistachio haroses (recipe below)
1 cup medium-dry Sherry
1 cup water
Preheat oven to 450°F with rack in middle. Whisk together spices, 2 teaspoons salt, 1 teaspoon pepper, and oil in a small bowl. Pat hens dry and stuff cavity of each with 1/3 cup haroseth. Place hens in a large flameproof roasting pan and rub all over with spice mixture, including underneath skin of breast meat (loosen skin gently with your fingers). Tuck wings underneath body, then secure legs together with a wooden pick or tie with kitchen string.
Roast hens 20 minutes, then brush with pan drippings. Continue to roast, basting every 10 minutes, until juices run clear when a thigh is pierced, 25 to 30 minutes more (45 to 50 minutes total). Transfer hens to a cutting board. Straddle roasting pan across 2 burners and boil drippings, scraping up brown bits, 2 minutes. Carefully add Sherry and boil 2 minutes (or until flames subside). Add water and boil, stirring, until sauce is slightly thickened and reduced to about 1 1/2 cups, 4 to 5 minutes. Transfer sauce to a measuring cup and let stand 1 minute, then skim off fat. Serve hens, halved if desired, with sauce on the side.
Apricot, Date, and Pistachio Haroses (use extra to serve with matza or during seder)
Ingredients:
2/3 cup whole almonds with skin, toasted and cooled
2/3 cup unsalted shelled pistachios
1 cup dried apricots, coarsely chopped
2/3 cup pitted dried dates, coarsely chopped
1/2 cup Sherry
1 strip orange zest, finely chopped (about 1 teaspoon)
1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground cardamom
1/4 teaspoon cayenne
Pulse nuts in a food processor until coarsely chopped. Add dried fruit and pulse until chopped. Add Sherry, zest, and spices and pulse until incorporated.
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