Roasted Oranges With Thyme Food

ROAST BEEF WITH ORANGE AND THYME

Steps:

• Heat oven to 325°F. Line 15x10x1-inch pan with heavy-duty foil; spray foil with cooking spray. Place beef in pan. In small bowl, mix marmalade, oil and Sriracha sauce; set aside 3 tablespoons for glazing vegetables. Generously brush some of the remaining marmalade mixture over beef. Reserve remaining mixture.
• Roast beef uncovered 40 minutes, brushing beef occasionally with reserved marmalade mixture. Meanwhile, in another small bowl or cup, mix thyme, salt and pepper. Sprinkle top and sides of beef with 2 teaspoons of the thyme mixture. Place potatoes around beef. Generously brush potatoes with some of the 3 tablespoon marmalade mixture; sprinkle with half of the remaining thyme mixture.
• Roast 45 to 55 minutes longer or until meat thermometer inserted in thickest part of beef reads 135°F. Place beef on cutting board; cover loosely with foil. Let stand about 10 minutes or until thermometer reads 145°F for medium-rare doneness. (Roast to 160°F for medium doneness.)
• Increase oven temperature to 425°F. Arrange asparagus in single layer in pan with potatoes. Brush asparagus with the rest of the 3 tablespoon marmalade mixture; sprinkle with remaining thyme mixture. Roast 7 to 10 minutes or until asparagus is crisp-tender.
• To serve, cut beef across grain into thin slices; arrange on serving platter. Add potatoes and asparagus to platter. Spoon pan drippings over beef.

ROASTED BEETS WITH ORANGE AND THYME

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Place beets on a large piece of foil on a baking sheet. Drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Fold foil around beets and crimp ends to form a packet. Roast until tender when pierced with a knife, about 45 minutes.
• Transfer beets to a large bowl and drizzle with vinegar, honey, and orange juice. Top with orange zest and thyme.

ROASTED ORANGES WITH THYME

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
• Place orange wedges onto the prepared baking sheet. Mix honey, olive oil, thyme, and Sriracha sauce together in a small bowl. Brush enough mixture onto orange wedges to coat. Set remaining mixture aside for basting.
• Roast oranges in the preheated oven for about 30 minutes, basting once halfway through.
• Remove from the oven and immediately sprinkle wedges lightly with coarse sea salt. Serve warm or at room temperature.

ORANGE HERB ROASTED CHICKEN WITH POTATOES

Steps:

• Place cast iron skillet inside the oven while it preheats to 425 degrees. Rack should be in the upper third of your oven so that when you cook the chicken later it's getting plenty of direct heat to make it nice and golden on top.
• While oven is preheating rinse the chicken inside and out. Pat dry with paper towels.
• Pierce holes in one orange with a fork and place inside cavity. Not only does this make for a great presentation but it also helps the bird cook evenly. Tie legs together with kitchen twine.
• On stove top or in the microwave melt 1/4 cup ghee or butter and combine with orange juice. Stir together.
• When the oven has reached 425 degrees carefully remove the skillet (use an oven mit so you don't touch the handle directly). Pour half of your melted butter/orange juice mixture into the hot skillet. (It will sizzle so be careful.) This will help prevent sticking.
• Place the chicken in the skillet breast side up. Tuck the tips of the wings under the bird. Drizzle the remaining half of the melted butter/orange juice all over your chicken. Generously salt and pepper the chicken. (I salt pretty liberally on the chicken because the salt is what really amplifies the flavors of orange and fresh herb!)
• Slice your potatoes into circles about 1/2 inch thick. Layer them around your chicken.
• Remove the leaves from your sprigs of thyme and rosemary. (Hold each sprig at the top and gently slide your finger down it to remove leaves.) Chop the rosemary leaves so they're smaller. (Thyme leaves are already very small.) Sprinkle both herbs on top of the chicken and potatoes.
• If you want to really make this dish gorgeous cut a thin circle from an orange and place on top of the chicken. Slice a few semicircles of orange and place them around the front of your chicken.
• Bake for 1 to 1 1/2 hours. I typically get a chicken that's 4 1/2 pounds and it take the full hour and a half. If you insert a meat thermometer in the thickest part of the chicken it should read 165 degrees.
• Let chicken rest at least 20 minutes before cutting.

ROASTED CARROTS WITH THYME

Steps:

• Slice carrots on the diagonal into 1/2 inch thick pieces and set aside.
• In a heavy-bottomed skillet, melt butter over medium heat.
• Add garlic, orange juice, brown sugar, ground ginger and dried thyme. (if using fresh thyme, wait and stir into carrots after roasting is complete and before serving) Cook for 2 minutes stirring constantly.
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• d="instruction-step-7">7. Bake in 425F oven for 20 to 25 minutes or until desired tenderness is reached. Turn over twice during roasting.
• ="instruction-step-8">8. Remove from oven and serve immediately. If using fresh thyme, sprinkle with fresh thyme.

ROASTED ORANGES

Steps:

• Line a small baking tray with foil, then spray with a bit of oil.
• Peel orange by removing the skin and the white membrane, then cut into 1/4 inch thick slices. Lay flat on the foil lined tray.
• Drizzle with a good vanilla extract, then sprinkle generously with cinnamon. Finally, drizzle honey generously over each slice.
• Place oranges in oven or toaster oven, set to "broil".
• Broil until they are nice and brown on top. In my toaster oven, this takes about 15 minutes, but probably less in a regular oven.

OVEN-ROASTED SWEET POTATO SLICES WITH ORANGE AND FRESH THYME

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Select a large nonstick sheet pan at least 14 by 10 inches. Combine the sweet potato slices with the garlic and the oil in a large bowl; toss to coat with the oil. Bake, turning the potatoes once or twice as they begin to brown, about 40 minutes. Remove from the oven. Meanwhile, finely chop the parsley, thyme and orange zest together; sprinkle over the potatoes. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Return to the oven and bake for 10 minutes longer, or until the potatoes are tender, turning them once. Serve hot.

BUTTERFLIED LEG OF LAMB WITH THYME AND ORANGE

Steps:

• Combine thyme, orange peel, garlic, salt, and pepper in small bowl. Open lamb on rimmed baking sheet. Using small sharp knife, make twelve 1/2-inch-deep slits on each side of lamb. Fill each slit with 1/2 teaspoon thyme mixture. Rub any remaining thyme mixture over both sides of lamb. Brush lamb lightly with olive oil. (Can be prepared ahead. Let stand 2 hours at room temperature or cover and refrigerate up to 1 day.)
• Preheat broiler. Broil lamb 4 inches from heat source until brown and crusty and meat thermometer inserted into thickest part registers 125°F to 130°F for medium-rare, about 8 minutes per side. Transfer lamb to platter. Let stand 15 minutes. Slice thinly across grain.