Kumquat-Glazed Cornish Game Hens with Bacon | Saveur

Ingredients

• 4 (1 1/2-lb.) Cornish game hens
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 16 sprigs rosemary
• 16 sprigs thyme
• Butchers' string, for tying
• 8 oz. slab bacon, cut into 1" pieces, about 1/2" thick
• 3 tbsp. unsalted butter
• 6 cloves garlic, unpeeled and smashed
• 3 small red onions, cut into 1" wedges
• 3 tbsp. olive oil
• 1 large shallot, minced
• 2 cups fresh orange juice
• 8 oz. kumquats, sliced 1/4 thick and seeded
• ¹⁄₄ cup honey
• ¹⁄₂ tsp. paprika