In the culinary world, few dishes are as iconic as turkey a l'orange. This classic French dish combines the succulent flavors of turkey with the vibrant zest of oranges, creating a tantalizing and memorable dining experience. Whether you're a seasoned chef or a home cook looking to impress your guests, mastering the art of preparing turkey a l'orange is a culinary endeavor worth pursuing. In this comprehensive guide, we will delve into the intricacies of this dish, providing you with step-by-step instructions, expert tips, and a carefully curated selection of recipes that cater to various preferences and skill levels.
Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!
HAPPY ORANGE TURKEY
Here's the perfect centerpiece for your Thanksgiving feast. Champagne and oranges flavor this special bird that will become one of your favorite turkey recipes ever. -Tara Baier, Menomonie, Wisconsin
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 4h15m
Yield 24 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Finely grate zest from oranges. Cut the fruit into wedges. Combine softened butter and orange zest. With fingers, carefully loosen skin from the turkey; rub butter mixture under the skin., Pat turkey dry. Combine the garlic powder, salt and pepper; rub over the outside and inside of turkey. Drizzle with melted butter. Place the oranges, onion, rosemary and thyme inside the cavity. Skewer turkey openings; tie drumsticks together., Place flour in oven bag and shake to coat. Place oven bag in a roasting pan. Place turkey, breast side up, in bag. Pour Champagne and orange juice over turkey. Cut six 1/2-in. slits in top of bag; close bag with tie provided., Bake at 325° for 3-3/4 to 4-1/4 hours or until a thermometer inserted in thickest part of thigh reads 170°-175°. Remove turkey to a serving platter and keep warm. Let stand for 20 minutes before carving. If desired, thicken pan drippings for gravy.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 374 calories, Fat 19g fat (7g saturated fat), Cholesterol 156mg cholesterol, Sodium 238mg sodium, Carbohydrate 3g carbohydrate (2g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 43g protein.
ROASTED TURKEY A L'ORANGE
My niece says this is THE best turkey she's ever had-she even requests it in the middle of summer! -Robin Haas, Cranston, Rhode Island
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Dinner
Time 4h10m
Yield 28 servings.
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Mince four garlic cloves; transfer to a small bowl. Juice half of the orange; add to bowl. Stir in the marmalade, lemon juice, honey, parsley, paprika, oregano, salt, thyme and pepper. With fingers, carefully loosen skin from the turkey; rub 1/2 cup marmalade mixture under the skin., Thinly slice remaining orange half; place under the skin. Brush turkey with remaining marmalade mixture. Place remaining garlic cloves inside the cavity. Tuck wings under turkey; tie drumsticks together., Combine the celery, carrots, onion and potatoes in a roasting pan. Place turkey, breast side up, over vegetables., Bake at 325° for 3-1/2 to 4 hours or until a thermometer reads 180°, basting occasionally with pan drippings. Cover loosely with foil if turkey browns too quickly. Cover and let stand for 20 minutes before carving.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 207 calories, Fat 6g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 86mg cholesterol, Sodium 123mg sodium, Carbohydrate 4g carbohydrate (3g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 33g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
TURKEY A LA KING
Turkey, peas and mushrooms in a creamy sauce to serve over puff-pastry boats, biscuits, toast or rice.
Provided by KARIN
Categories Meat and Poultry Recipes Turkey
Time 25m
Yield 4
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- In a large skillet over medium low heat, cook butter until golden brown. Saute mushrooms until tender. Stir in flour until smooth. Slowly whisk in chicken broth, and cook until slightly thickened. Stir in cream, turkey and peas. Reduce heat to low, and cook until thickened. Season with salt and pepper.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 232.8 calories, Carbohydrate 4.5 g, Cholesterol 82.6 mg, Fat 18.6 g, Fiber 0.7 g, Protein 12.2 g, SaturatedFat 11.1 g, Sodium 91.5 mg, Sugar 0.9 g
ROAST TURKEY WITH ORANGES, BAY LEAVES, RED ONIONS, AND PAN GRAVY
Steps:
- Roast turkey:
- Preheat oven to 425°F.
- Rinse turkey inside and out and pat dry. Sprinkle turkey inside and out with salt and pepper, then fold neck skin under body and secure with small skewer. Stuff large cavity with oranges, 1 onion, and bay leaves. Tie drumsticks together with kitchen string and secure wings to body with small skewers.
- Put turkey on a rack set in a large flameproof roasting pan and roast in middle of oven 30 minutes.
- While turkey is roasting, toss remaining 2 onions with 2 tablespoons melted butter.
- Reduce oven temperature to 350°F. Brush remaining 1/4 cup butter over turkey and roast 30 minutes more. Baste turkey and scatter buttered onion wedges around it, then roast, basting turkey every 30 minutes (add a little water to pan if onions get too dark) until an instant-read thermometer inserted into fleshy part of a thigh (do not touch bone) registers 170°F, 1 1/2 to 2 hours more (total roasting time: 2 1/2 to 3 hours). Transfer turkey to a platter (do not clean roasting pan) and let stand 25 minutes (temperature will rise to 180°F).
- Make gravy:
- Transfer pan juices with onions to a 2-quart glass measure, then skim off and reserve 1/4 cup fat. Add enough turkey stock to pan juices to make 4 1/2 cups total. Set roasting pan across 2 burners, then add 1 cup stock mixture and deglaze pan by boiling over moderately high heat, stirring and scraping up brown bits. Add remaining stock mixture and bring to a simmer. Pour stock through a fine sieve back into glass measure and discard onions.
- Whisk together reserved fat and flour in a large heavy saucepan and cook roux over moderately low heat, whisking, 3 minutes. Add hot stock mixture in a fast stream, whisking constantly to prevent lumps, then simmer, whisking occasionally, until thickened, about 10 minutes. Stir in any additional turkey juices accumulated on platter and season gravy with salt and pepper.
- Serve turkey with gravy on the side.
ROAST TURKEY WITH ORANGE AND SAGE
Roast turkey with white wine and a lot of butter, too, as it happens. The butter, massaged under the bird's skin, does a lot to help keep the breast meat moist, and the juice and wine in the pan below the bird create a deliciously steamy environment for the roasting. The combination leads to an interesting outcome: a bird that crisps up nicely not at the beginning of cooking, but at the end. The sweet-savory drippings make for excellent gravy.
Provided by Sam Sifton
Categories dinner, roasts, main course
Time 3h
Yield 8 to 10 servings
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Heat oven to 400 degrees. Pat turkey dry with paper towel and place it on a rack in a roasting pan. In a small bowl or on a clean cutting board, mash the butter together with the orange zest, sage, garlic, salt and pepper to create a paste. Lift the turkey's skin at the neck and gently use your hand to separate skin from breast meat. Rub about half of the compound butter under the skin, covering the breast meat. Rub the rest of the butter over the skin of the turkey and season with a little more salt and pepper.
- Fold the wings of the turkey under the bird, and tie its legs together with butcher's twine. Pour the wine and orange juice into the roasting pan, scatter the sage leaves over the liquid and carefully slide the pan into the oven.
- Roast for about 2 to 3 hours, basting bird every 30 minutes with drippings. Start checking the bird 1 hour and 45 minutes into cooking, and tent it with foil if skin is turning too dark. Cook until an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh without touching bone registers 165 degrees. Transfer to a cutting board or platter and allow to rest at least 30 minutes before carving.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 749, UnsaturatedFat 17 grams, Carbohydrate 10 grams, Fat 33 grams, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 92 grams, SaturatedFat 12 grams, Sodium 1037 milligrams, Sugar 6 grams, TransFat 1 gram
TURKEY A L'ORANGE
This is the BEST I have ever tasted!! I love citrus with chicken and this is yummy!! I always double the sauce because my family likes the sauce on everything. I usually serve this with some rice and green beans.
Provided by babygirl65
Categories One Dish Meal
Time 25m
Yield 4 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- From 1 or 2 oranges, squeeze 1/3 cup of juice. Cut remaining orange into 1/4" thick slices (this is optional). In a small bowl, combine orange juice, broth, brandy, marmalade and cornstarch. Stir until blended, set aside.
- In a non-stick skillet, heat oil over medium heat until hot. Add turkey cutlets, sprinkle with salt and pepper (I use Nature's Seasoning, personsal preference).
- Cook cutlets, 5-8 minutes on each side or until lightly browned on the outside and no longer pink on the inside. Transfer to a platter and keep warm.
- Add orange slices to skillet, cook 2 minutes. Transfer orange slices to platter with chicken (again orangel slices are optional).
- Stir juice mix to blend and add to skillet. Heat to boil, and boil for 1 minute, Add cutlets and orange slices back into pan. Keep warm until ready to servce.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 243.2, Fat 3.3, SaturatedFat 0.6, Cholesterol 70.4, Sodium 447.6, Carbohydrate 18.6, Fiber 2.3, Sugar 14.7, Protein 29.4
ORANGE & TARRAGON ROAST TURKEY
Roasting your Christmas turkey with a flavoured butter locks in moisture for a zesty, juicy finish ready to garnish with trimmings
Provided by Good Food team
Categories Main course
Time 4h25m
Yield Serves 8 with leftovers
Number Of Ingredients 8
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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 569 calories, Fat 28 grams fat, SaturatedFat 12 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 3 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 3 grams sugar, Fiber 1 grams fiber, Protein 73 grams protein, Sodium 0.8 milligram of sodium
3-INGREDIENT THANKSGIVING TURKEY WITH ORANGE AND SAGE
Spatchcocking the turkey before roasting ensures that all parts of the bird will cook evenly at the same rate-and in just 1 1/2 hours.
Provided by Anna Stockwell
Categories Thanksgiving 3-Ingredient Recipes turkey Sage Orange Roast Dinner
Yield 8-10 servings
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Finely grate 1 orange to yield 1 Tbsp. zest; transfer to a small bowl. Slice oranges into 1/2"-thick rounds; transfer to a resealable plastic bag and chill until ready to use. Add salt, pepper, and chopped sage to zest and stir to combine.
- Place turkey, breast side down, on a large cutting board. Cut along each side of backbone with kitchen shears-this will take some force (you can ask your butcher to do this). Discard backbone or reserve for another use.
- With turkey skin side down, use a knife to score down the long oblong bone in center of breast. Turn turkey skin side up, then firmly press down with both hands on breastbone until you hear a cracking sound. Rub zest mixture all over turkey, under skin, and inside cavity. Transfer turkey skin side up to a rimmed baking sheet, cover with plastic wrap, and chill 6-18 hours.
- Arrange a rack in middle of oven; preheat to 450°F. Tuck sage sprigs and reserved orange slices in an even layer under turkey. Let sit at room temperature 30-60 minutes to air dry.
- Brush turkey with oil, add 1/2 cup water to pan, and roast 30 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 350°F. Rotate pan, add 1/2 cup water to pan, and brush turkey with more oil. Continue to roast, brushing with oil after 30 minutes, until skin is deep golden brown and crisp and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the breast right against breastbone registers 160°F, 55-65 minutes more.
- Transfer turkey to clean cutting board, tent with foil, and let rest at least 30 minutes before carving.
BAY & ORANGE ROAST TURKEY
Brushing the turkey with a last-minute sticky glaze means your bird will be golden and looking its best when you bring it to the table
Provided by Good Food team
Categories Dinner, Lunch, Main course
Time 5h20m
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Remove giblets, then wash and dry the turkey, removing any remaining feathers. Mix half the butter with the orange zest and plenty of seasoning. Lift up the skin at the neck end of the turkey and use your fingers to ease the skin away from the breasts. Gently smear some of the zesty butter over the breasts and under the skin. Pack the stuffing into the neck opening and secure the skin closed with skewers or cocktail sticks. Weigh the turkey at this point and write it down so you can work out your timings, then rub the rest of the zesty butter all over.
- Stuff the 2 whole oranges into the cavity with some bay leaves. Pile the sliced shallots and a few more bay leaves into a large roasting tin and sit the turkey on top. Pour 500ml of the stock around, cover with foil to make a tent over the turkey, then roast for 20 mins per 450g/1lb.
- Meanwhile, bubble the remaining butter, orange juice and sugar together until syrupy. With 30 mins cooking time to go, remove the foil, brush the turkey liberally with the syrup, then return to the oven to brown at 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Brush once or twice more while roasting. To test that the turkey is ready, pierce the thigh in its thickest part and make sure the juices run clear. Lift the turkey out, brush again with syrup and leave to rest, covered loosely with foil, for 20 mins or so while you make the gravy and finish cooking the veg.
- Pour the tin juices into a jug (keeping shallots and bay in the tin), then put the roasting tin over a flame. Stir in the flour, then gradually stir in the remaining stock Marmite and reserved turkey juices - skimmed of any fat. Bubble until a nice consistency, then strain into a saucepan, squishing the shallots with a masher to squeeze out all the flavour. Keep the gravy warm while you carve the turkey to serve.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 730 calories, Fat 33 grams fat, SaturatedFat 14 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 25 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 8 grams sugar, Fiber 2 grams fiber, Protein 85 grams protein, Sodium 2.07 milligram of sodium
Tips:
- To ensure a tender and flavorful turkey, it's essential to use a combination of dry and wet rubs and marinate it for at least 12 hours.
- For a crispy and golden-brown skin, pat the turkey dry before roasting and brush it with melted butter or olive oil.
- Use a roasting pan with a rack to allow the juices to circulate and prevent the turkey from sitting in its own juices.
- Roast the turkey breast-side up for the first half of the cooking time, then flip it over for the remaining time to ensure even cooking.
- Baste the turkey with its own juices or a flavorful liquid every 20-30 minutes to keep it moist and prevent it from drying out.
- To check if the turkey is done, insert a meat thermometer into the thickest part of the breast and thigh. The internal temperature should reach 165°F (74°C).
- Let the turkey rest for at least 15-20 minutes before carving to allow the juices to redistribute and make it easier to slice.
Conclusion:
With careful preparation and attention to detail, you can create a delicious and impressive Turkey a l'Orange that will be the star of your holiday feast. The combination of sweet, tangy orange sauce, tender turkey, and aromatic herbs and spices creates a dish that is both festive and flavorful. Whether you're a seasoned cook or a beginner, these recipes provide a step-by-step guide to help you achieve perfect results. So gather your ingredients, preheat your oven, and embark on a culinary journey that will leave your taste buds tantalized and your guests asking for seconds.
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