Smoked Coca Cola Cornish Game Hens are a new family favorite! Coca-Cola on the smoker and in brines is one of my favorite ways to flavor the food I smoke! (I have included affiliate links to products I love. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases.)
I know some people think that cornish game hens are too small! Personally, I think they make a tasty little fancy looking weekend dinner! I made these on my Pit Boss Pro 1100. Now I picked mine up Lowes, but Walmart and Amazon carry other Pit Boss options or Pit Boss website themselves.
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Now, this is an easy brine to mix up and you can even add some changes. Please feel free to tweak it as you see fit. I tend not to add water to the brine if I am using ice. Nor do I ad much ice if the cornish game hens are frozen. The ice or hens will eventually melt and water down the Coca Cola Brine a bit.
Coca Cola Cornish Game Hen Brine Ingredients:
- 5 Cans Of Coca Cola
- 2 Tbsp Worcestershire Sauce
- 1/2 Cup Brown Sugar
- 4 Tbsp Minced Garlic
- 4 Tbsp Salt
- Ice
How To Make Smoked Coca Cola Cornish Game Hens:
Find a container large enough to hold your liquid, ice, and meat in.
Pour your Coca Cola into the container. (In this brine I used 5 cans of Coca Cola, I’ve used a whole 2 liter for bigger batches before)
Add in the seasonings to your brine and mix it up with a whisk.
Drop-in the cornish game hens into the brine. My hens were frozen when I did this.
Store the brine and hens in your fridge or continue to put ice in to keep the hens at a cold temperature.
I put my hens in the brine on a Sunday night and smoked them on Wednesday night! Be sure to allow to sit in the brine for at least four hours to overnight.
Remove your cornish game hens from the brine and allow them to sit at room temp while you prepare your smoker.
When I smoked mine I used the smoke setting with a p4 on my smoke Pit Boss Pro 1100 for 2 hours and then turned my smoker up to 225.
Flip your hens occasionally as they cook.
My hens were temped out after an hour and 15 minutes. Your moke times may fluctuate so be sure to use a meat thermometer to verify they are at a food-safe temp.
If you don’t have a smoker you can throw these on the top rack of your bbq and cook them till they are done.
Serve and enjoy!
How do you cook your cornish game hens?
WHAT TO SERVE WITH SMOKED CORNISH GAME HENS:
- Caesar Salad
- Rice
- Smoked Baked Potatoes
- Smoked Deviled Eggs
- Grilled Twice Baked Potatoes
- Smoked Potato Salad
- Deviled Egg Macaroni Salad
OTHER SMOKED CORNISH GAME HEN RECIPES TO TRY OUT:
- Sweet And Spicy Cornish Game Hens
- Mediterranean Smoked Cornish Game Hens
- Cold Smoked Cornish Game Hens
- Smoked Cornish Game Hens With Brine And Dry Rub
- Smoked Cornish Game Hens Brine
Smoked Coca Cola Cornish Game Hens Recipe
Ingredients
- 5 Cans Coca Cola
- 2 Tbsp Worcestershire Sauce
- 1/2 Cup Brown Sugar
- 4 Tbsp Minced Garlic
- 4 Tbsp Salt
- Ice
Instructions
- Find a container large enough to hold your liquid, ice, and meat in.
- Pour your Coca Cola into the container.
- Add in the seasonings to your brine and mix it up with a whisk.
- Drop-in the cornish game hens into the brine. My hens were frozen when I did this.
- Store the brine and hens in your fridge or continue to put ice in to keep the hens at a cold temperature.
- I put my hens in the brine on a Sunday night and smoked them on Wednesday night! Be sure to allow to sit in the brine for at least four hours to overnight.
- Remove your cornish game hens from the brine and allow them to sit at room temp while you prepare your smoker.
- When I smoked mine I used the smoke setting with a p4 on my smoke Pit Boss Pro 1100 for 2 hours and then turned my smoker up to 225.
- Flip your hens occasionally as they cook.
- My hens were temped out after an hour and 15 minutes. Your moke times may fluctuate so be sure to use a meat thermometer to verify they are at a food-safe temp.
- If you don't have a smoker you can throw these on the top rack of your bbq and cook them till they are done.
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