Orange Tarragon Marinade Food

ORANGE & TARRAGON ROAST TURKEY

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Line a roasting tin with a very generous length of double-thickness foil. Weigh the turkey to calculate the cooking time, allowing 40 mins per kg for the first 4kg, then 50 mins for every kg over that weight (a turkey this size should take 3½-4 hrs).
• Put the butter in a bowl and finely grate the zest from the orange on top. Add the chopped tarragon, garlic and seasoning and mix well. You can make this 3 days ahead.
• Gently push your fingers under the turkey skin, starting from the neck end of the bird, easing the skin away from the breast and the top of the drumsticks. Now spread the flavoured butter under the skin, taking care not to tear it. You won't be able to reach all the way down to the drumsticks, but you can ease the butter along by smoothing it through the skin. Quarter the orange and tuck into the turkey cavity with the onion and the bunch of tarragon (step-by-step). You can do this the night before.
• Season the turkey with salt and pepper, then lift it onto the foil-lined roasting tin. Pour the wine into the cavity of the turkey, then bring up the sides of the foil and cover the top of the bird with a layer of foil. Roast according to your calculated time.
• Thirty mins before the end of cooking time, remove the foil from the top of the turkey and add the potatoes to the oven.
• To test if the turkey is cooked, pierce the fattest part of the thigh with a skewer - the juices that run out should be clear, not pink. If they are pink, continue to roast, checking at 10-min intervals.
• Remove the turkey, transfer to a warm serving platter and let it rest, covered loosely with the foil, for 30-40 mins before carving. Meanwhile, turn up the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6 and cook the potatoes for 30 mins more, with the stuffing and sausages. Serve the turkey decorated with herbs.

ROASTED ORANGE-TARRAGON CORNISH HENS

Steps:

• Remove and discard giblet, if any. Rinse hens inside and out and pat dry. Loosen skin from the breasts and place hens in a large resealable plastic bag.
• Whisk orange juice, orange zest, tarragon, garlic, mustard, salt, and pepper together in a small bowl. Whisking continually, slowly drizzle in olive oil until combined. Pour marinade over the hens in the bag, making sure to get some under the skin. Seal bag and refrigerate at least 1 hour.
• Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C).
• Remove hens from the bag, letting excess marinade drip off; pour remaining marinade into a small saucepan and set aside. Place hens in a small roasting pan and season with salt and pepper. Tie legs together with kitchen twine and tuck wing tips underneath.
• Roast in the preheated oven for 20 minutes. Reduce heat to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Continue cooking, basting with pan juices every 10 to 15 minutes, until hens are golden brown and internal temperature reaches 165 degrees F (74 degrees C), 25 to 30 minutes more.
• Transfer hens to a serving plate, pouring any cavity juices back into the roasting pan. Tent with aluminum foil and keep warm.
• Scrape pan juices and pour through a strainer into the saucepan with the reserved marinade. Bring to a boil and simmer 5 minutes, whisking occasionally. Season sauce with salt and pepper, if necessary.
• Serve Cornish hens whole or cut in half. Spoon pan sauce over hens to serve.

SALMON STEAKS WITH ORANGE AND TARRAGON SAUCE

Steps:

• Wipe the steaks dry with paper towels and sprinkle with olive oil, one tablespoon tarragon leaves and pepper. Leave to marinate for one hour.
• Meanwhile, preheat broiler to high.
• Melt the butter and soften the shallots without browning. Add the tomatoes, orange juice and white wine and reduce by half, over high heat. Season to taste with salt and pepper and set aside.
• Broil the fish for three to five minutes on each side. Place on a heated platter and pour the sauce on top. Sprinkle with remaining tarragon and serve.

ORANGE TARRAGON GLAZED CHICKEN BREAST

Steps:

• Mix First 4 Ingredients and Let Marinate for 2 Hours.
• Saute Onions in Olive oil until transparent.
• Add Tarragon and Saute for about 30 seconds.
• Deglaze Pan with White Grape Juice.
• When Grape Juice is Reduced 50% Add Marmalade, Orange Juice and Salt.
• Cook Until Slightly Thick, removce from Heat.
• Remove Chicken From Marinate, Discard Marinate.
• Place Chicken and Lightly Greased Sheet Pan.
• Pour Glaze Evenly Over Chicken.
• Cook at 400 degrees for 30 Minutes.
• Garnish With Orange Slices.

ORANGE TARRAGON CHICKEN W/SOUR CREAM SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 dg.
• Brown chicken in butter and oil then place in baking dish.
• To pan drippings, saute onion until limp and stir in orange concentrate, chicken broth, tarragon, dry mustand and tabasco sauce.
• Heat and stir until sauce comes to a boil, then pour over chicken in baking pan.
• Cover and bake at 325 dg. for 1 to 1-1/2 hours until done, turning twice in sauce. If using boneless chicken breasts, cooking time may need to be decreased.
• When chicken is done, place pieces on oven- proof serving platter and keep warm Add cornstarch or flour to chicken sauce and stir constantly to thicken.
• When mixture comes to a boil and is thickened, remove from heat.
• Cool slightly, then mix in sour cream. Taste, then add salt and pepper to taste. If desired, you may add more tarragon, dry mustard and/or tabasco.
• Pour sauce over chicken and serve.

LENNIE'S TARRAGON ORANGE SALAD

Steps:

• First, make salad dressing; you can do this in advance.
• Combine sugar, tarragon, tabasco, pepper, egg yolks and mustard in food processor.
• With machine running, gradually add vinegar.
• Then, with machine still running, add oils in a thin stream.
• Process until well blended and creamy; taste and add salt if desired.
• Keep refrigerated.
• Should be enough dressing to make two or three salads; remember this when looking at nutritional analysis of this recipe.
• To make salad, tear cleaned romaine into bite sized pieces; place in large salad bowl along with sliced green onions.
• Toast almonds (I prefer flaked) and set aside until cool.
• Drain oranges well and place half in with lettuce and onions.
• Toss well with dressing (about 1/3 of the Salad Dressing recipe, or to your taste).
• Sprinkle top of salad with remaining oranges and the toasted almonds; serve.
• Leftover dressing keeps well in the fridge for about a week.

BAKED TARRAGON ORANGE SALMON

Steps:

• Mix together orange zest, orange juice, oil, tarragon, ginger, salt, and pepper in a resealable plastic bag.
• Add fish to bag, seal, and shake bag gently to coat.
• Let marinate 3-4 hours-but no longer as your fish may start to toughen up if overmarinated.
• Preheat oven to 450 F and bake fish in a casserole dish 8-12 minutes or until it has just started to flake easily with a fork.

CHICKEN WITH ORANGE AND TARRAGON SAUCE

Steps:

• Wash chicken, pat dry with paper towels.
• Sprinkle with salt.
• In a medium size frying pan heat orange juice, chicken stock, and tarragon to a slow boil.
• Add chicken, cook 8-10 minutes per side 'til juice runs clear when chicken is pierced.
• Remove from pan and keep warm.
• Increase burner to medium high.
• Reduce sauce by half or more.
• Return chicken to pan, cover with sauce, heat 'til warm.
• Serve on a bed of jasmine rice, risotto, or couscous.

ORANGE TARRAGON MARINADE RECIPE

Steps:

• Combine liquid ingredients with spices and cook on low heat for 3 minutes. Remove from heat and cool. Marinate chicken or fish for 20 minutes or more. Cook chicken or fish in remaining marinade. Deglaze the pan periodically with a little water. Save the sauce and add apple cider vinegar to make additional dressing for a salad. Serve over a mixed green salad or with other vegetable. Makes 1 serving (1 fruit)