Caribbean Cornish Game Hen from Cast-Iron Cooking for Two: 75 Quick and Easy Skillet Recipes by Joanna Pruess

Ingredients

• Sliced coconut, toasted, for garnish (optional)
• ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg or mace
• 1 small or ½ large very ripe banana, mashed
• 1½ tablespoons minced fresh ginger root
• Grated zest of 1 lime, 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed juice or more, plus thin lime slices for garnish
• 1 teaspoon turbinado sugar (optional)
• 2 tablespoons light rum
• ⅓ teaspoon red pepper flakes
• ¾ cup finely chopped onions
• Grated zest of 1 tangerine or 1 small orange, plus 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed juice
• 1 Cornish game hen, about 1½ pounds, split with backbone, wing tips, and excess fat removed, blotted dry
• Kosher salt or coarse sea salt
• Freshly ground black pepper
• ¾ cup full-fat coconut milk
• Generous pinch saffron threads, crumbled
• 1 tablespoons canola or other vegetable oil, plus ½ tablespoon more, if needed