If you've never sipped on a Mojito, you're missing one of our areas most refreshing drinks, ever! You just can't go wrong with rum, sugar, lime and fresh mint. You can substitute chicken for this recipe, but the game hens are such a great presentation, and just the right amount for serving. I'm going to serve this with some oven roasted baby tomatoes, asparagus, and tiny red potatoes.

Crusted Game Hens with Mojito Glaze

 
2/3 cup white rum
1/2 cup raw sugar (can substitute regular sugar)
3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint

1/4 cup olive oil
2 tablespoons brown sugar
1 tablespoon ground cumin
1 tablespoon garlic powder
1 tablespoon dried oregano leaves salt to taste
1 Cornish game hen, halved

Preheat oven to 425; wrap 2 bricks in aluminum foil.

Boil rum and sugar for the glaze in a small saucepan over medium heat until syrupy, 10 minutes. Off heat, stir in lime juice and transfer to a bowl. When it's cooled, stir in the mint.

Combine oil, brown sugar, spices, and salt in a small bowl; heat a large sauté pan over medium-high heat. Rub both sides of the hen halves with spice mixture, place in the pan skin side down, and top with the bricks. Sauté until the skin is beautifully browned, about 3 minutes. Remove bricks, and flip hens over, transfer pan to the oven, and roast about 15 minutes more. Let the hen halves rest for 5 minutes, and then drizzle with the glaze.

Serve.