Cranberry And Orange Sauce Recipes Recipe For Stuffed

ORANGE-CRANBERRY GLAZED CORNISH HENS

Steps:

• Position racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven and preheat to 475 degrees F. Cut the hens in half with kitchen shears, removing the backbone and cutting through the middle of the breastbone. Divide the onion, oranges and rosemary sprigs between 2 rimmed baking sheets. Arrange the hens skin-side up on the baking sheets and season all over with salt and pepper. Set aside at room temperature, 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, combine the orange juice, cranberries, maple syrup, 1 teaspoon coriander, the chile powder and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat to a simmer. Cook, mashing the cranberries as they start to burst, until the mixture is thickened and reduced to about 3/4 cup, 20 to 25 minutes. Stir in the vinegar and season with salt. Set aside.
• Melt the butter in a small saucepan over medium heat. Reduce the heat to low and add the chopped rosemary, garlic and the remaining 2 teaspoons coriander. Cook 30 seconds, then remove from the heat.
• Pat the hens dry with paper towels, then brush with the flavored butter. Roast the hens until the skin is browned and a thermometer inserted into the thigh registers 165 degrees F, 25 to 30 minutes. Remove from the oven and switch to the broiler setting. Brush the hens with the orange-cranberry sauce, then broil, one baking sheet at a time, until glazed and dark brown in spots, 2 to 3 minutes.

HERB CORNISH HENS WITH CRANBERRY-ORANGE SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. On rack in shallow roasting pan, place hens, breast sides up. Brush with oil. Sprinkle inside and out with salt, dried thyme and pepper. Insert meat thermometer so tip is in thickest part of inside thigh and does not touch bone.
• Bake uncovered 1 hour to 1 hour 15 minutes until juice of hens is clear when thickest pieces are cut to bone (at least 165°F).
• Meanwhile, in 1-quart saucepan, heat cranberry sauce over low heat, stirring constantly, until melted. Stir in marmalade, gingerroot and clementine sections. Cook 1 minute.
• To serve, cut each hen in half along backbone and breastbone from tail to neck, using kitchen scissors. Serve hens with warm sauce. Garnish with thyme sprigs.

CRANBERRY-ORANGE ROASTED TURKEY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°. Combine garlic powder, salt and pepper. With fingers, carefully loosen skin from turkey breast; spread half of the seasoning mixture under the skin. Sprinkle skin with remaining mixture. Tuck wings under turkey; tie drumsticks together., Juice the orange, reserving the rind. In a large bowl, mix cranberry sauce, teriyaki sauce, honey, marmalade, soy sauce and orange juice. Remove 3-1/2 cups mixture for sauce; refrigerate, covered, until serving., Rub remaining cranberry mixture under turkey skin. Secure skin to underside of breast with toothpicks. Place herb sprigs and reserved orange rind in turkey cavity., Arrange onions in a shallow roasting pan coated with cooking spray. Place turkey over onions. Roast 3 to 3-1/2 hours or until a thermometer inserted in thickest part of thigh reads 170°-175°. (Cover loosely with foil if turkey browns too quickly.), Remove turkey from oven; tent with foil. Let stand 20 minutes before carving. Discard herb sprigs and orange rind. Place reserved sauce in a small saucepan; heat through. Serve with turkey.

CHICKEN WITH CRANBERRY-ORANGE-PECAN SAUCE

Steps:

• In a resealable plastic bag, combine the flour, salt and pepper. Flatten chicken to 3/8-in. thickness; place in the bag and shake to coat. In a large skillet, cook chicken in oil for 3 minutes on each side or until chicken juices run clear. Remove and keep warm., Add cranberries and orange juice to the skillet. Cover and cook over medium heat for 5 minutes or until the berries begin to pop. Add brown sugar and orange zest; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in pecans; remove from the heat., In another skillet, saute garlic in butter until tender. Add the spinach; saute for 1 minute or until spinach begins to wilt. Place spinach on serving plates; top with the chicken and cranberry sauce.

CRANBERRY ORANGE SAUCE

Steps:

• Mix cranberries, brown sugar, orange zest, orange juice, and cinnamon sticks together in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer until cranberries pop and sauce is thickened, about 15 minutes.
• Transfer sauce to a bowl and refrigerate until chilled, at least 1 hour. Remove cinnamon stick from sauce and serve at room temperature.

STUFFED PORK TENDERLOINS WITH MUSTARD CRANBERRY SAUCE

Steps:

• In a medium sauce pan, melt butter over medium heat.
• Saute onion, celery, and garlic for 4 minutes or until tender; remove from heat.
• Add in rice, cranberries, apricots, orange peel, thyme, salt, and pepper to taste; mix well.
• Stir in apple juice to moisten; set stuffing aside.
• Make a centered cut down the length of each pork tenderloin, cutting to but not through the other side of the meat.
• Make one cut on each side of the centered cut, also going to but not through the other side of the meat.
• Place each tenderloin between 2 pieces of plastic wrap (Saran).
• Pound lightly with a meat mallet to make an appoximate 10x8 inch rectangle, pounding from the center to the corners.
• Sprinkle each tenderloin with salt and pepper.
• Spoon half of the stuffing mix over each tenderloin, coming to within 1 inch of the edges.
• Roll each tenderloin jelly-roll style beginning with the short side.
• Tie each meat roll with cotton string in about 4-5 equally spaced places (This is to secure the meat roll and keep it from unrolling).
• Place roll seam side down on a rack in a shallow roasting pan.
• Roast, uncovered at 375 degrees for 50-60 minutes or until done.
• Loosely cover with foil and let stand for 5 minutes before slicing.
• Prepare Mustard Cranberry Sauce: In a small saucepan, melt butter or medium heat.
• Saute garlic for 1 minute.
• Stir in flour and mustard; mix well.
• Cook and stir until thickened and bubbly; cook and stir 1 minute more.
• Stir in half and half and dried cranberries; cook until heated through.
• Cut tenderloins into 1/2 inch thick slices; drizzle with Mustard Cranberry Sauce.

CRANBERRY ORANGE STUFFING

Steps:

• Stir together cranberries, sugar and 1 1/2 cups orange juice in 3-quart saucepan.
• Cook over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until cranberries pop and sugar dissolves about 9 to 11 minutes; cool 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, combine all remaining stuffing ingredients in large bowl.
• Stir in cranberry mixture.
• Heat oven to 325 degrees.
• To bake stuffing in casserole, place stuffing mixture into greased 3-quart casserole dish.
• Bake, uncovered, for 60 to 70 minutes or until celery is tender.
• Meanwhile, combine all sauce ingredients in 2-quart saucepan.
• Cook over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until melted (5 to 6 minutes).
• Pour into blender in small batches and puree.
• Serve sauce with turkey.