Mandarin Orange Oriental Sauce Lamb Chops With Red Pepper Pasta Recipe 485

MANDARIN ORANGE ORIENTAL SAUCE LAMB CHOPS WITH RED PEPPER PASTA RECIPE - (4.8/5)

Steps:

• Drain the can of mandarin oranges reserving the liquid for use (will yield about 1 cup of liquid). Put oranges in a bowl & set aside. Drain the 4 individual cups (will yield about 1 cup) of oranges. Put oranges from cups in another bowl. Marinade/Sauce preparation: Put 8 green onions on a hot grill (350-400 degrees) and char about 3-5 minutes. Put the onions and drained oranges from the can on cutting board and finely chop/mince. (Can put in food processor for about 2 minutes.) Put chopped mixture in a bowl and add 2 tablespoons of canola oil, ½ tsp salt and ½ tsp pepper and blend. Lamb Chop Preparation: Use 1 tsp salt and 1 tsp pepper to coat both sides of the lamb chops. Put chops in a shallow pie plate. Remove ¼ cup of the onion/orange mixture and coat the lamb chops. Let them marinade as you finish making the sauce. Making Sauce: Put ½ cup oil in a saucepan over burner on medium high. Add garlic, ½ tsp salt, 1 tsp pepper, and sauté about 2 minutes. Add remaining onion/orange chopped mixture, marmalade jam, ½ tsp Korean sweet and spicy sauce, and let it come to a boil for about 7-10 minutes. Reduce heat to low and simmer about 15-20 minutes to thicken the sauce. Stir occasionally. Meanwhile, make the garnish and grill the lamb chops. Making Garnish: Put the drained oranges from the 4 individual cups in a skillet coated with cooking spray. Sauté on a medium high burner about 4-5 minutes. Remove from heat. Chiffonade slice the remaining green onions and add to the oranges. Remove from blaze. Set aside for plating. Grilling Lamb Chops: Coat grill with cooking spray. Heat to 400 to 450 degrees. Cook lamb chops about 3-4 minutes per side. Remove to a plate and let rest about 5 minutes. Noodles: Prepare noodles according to package directions. Drain and toss in about ½+ cup of the warm thickened sauce and 1 tbl (taste to see if more is needed for spiciness) of the Korean sweet & spicy sauce. Serve & watch your guests experience nirvana!

BAKED SNAPPER WITH MANDARIN ORANGES, CASHEWS AND GINGER

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F (225 degrees C).
• Arrange the snapper fillets in a single layer in the bottom of a lightly greased shallow baking dish. In a medium bowl, stir together the mandarin orange juice, lime juice, brown sugar, soy sauce and sesame oil. Mix in the red pepper flakes, ginger and chopped mandarin oranges. Pour over the snapper in the dish.
• Bake uncovered for 12 to 15 minutes in the preheated oven, until fish is opaque. Transfer fillets to serving plates and spoon the sauce over them. Garnish with a sprinkle of cashews and green onion.

MANDARIN ORANGE SAUCE

Steps:

• Stir the sugar and cornstarch together in heavy-bottom saucepan.
• Drain the mandarin oranges over a 2-cup measuring cup. Add water up to the 1-1/3 cup mark.
• Add liquid mixture to sugar and cornstarch in saucepan. Stir over medium heat until thickened. Remove from heat.
• Add the butter and one half of the can of undiluted orange juice. (Make the rest into orange juice for drinking).
• Add the mandarin oranges and stir gently.
• Heat gently over low heat for a couple of minutes, if desired, stirring occasionally.

ORANGE SAUCE OVER PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• In a microwave-safe bowl, combine cornstarch and orange juice until smooth. Drain oranges, reserving juice; set oranges aside. Stir reserved juice into cornstarch mixture; add onion and green pepper. Microwave, uncovered, on high for 2-3 minutes or until thickened, stirring twice. Stir in oranges; set aside and keep warm., In a large resealable plastic bag, combine the flour, salt and pepper. Add pork chops, one at a time, and shake to coat. In a large nonstick skillet, cook pork in oil over medium heat until a thermometer reads 160°. Serve with orange sauce.

MANDARIN LAMB

Steps:

• Cook and stir lamb strips and garlic powder in margarine in a 10-inch skillet, until lamb is brown, about 6 minutes.
• Stir in onion and 1 cup water; heat to boiling.
• Reduce heat; cover and simmer 15 minutes.
• Heat 1 1/2 cups water and 1/2 tsp salt to boiling in 1 1/2-qt.
• saucepan.
• Stir in rice; reduce heat.
• Cover and steam 15 minutes.
• Mix 1/4 cup water, soy sauce, cornstarch, 1/2 tsp.
• salt and pepper.
• Stir into lamb mixture.
• Add green pepper rings, reserving 2 or 3 rings for garnish.
• Cook, stirring constantly until mixture thickens and boils.
• Boil and stir 1 minute.
• Fold in orange segments.
• Serve over rice and garnish with reserved green pepper rings.
• NOTE: Because of the saltiness of soy sauce, you may decrease or omit the salt in the sauce mixture.

MANDARIN ORANGE PORK CHOPS

Steps:

• Season pork chops with salt and pepper.
• Heat oil in nonstick skillet over medium high heat.
• Add pork chops and saute until golden brown on both sides.
• Stir together vinegar, orange juice, brown sugar and ginger.
• Pour over pork chops in skillet.
• Turn up heat and boil liquid for about 2 minutes or until about half the liquid is left in the pan.
• Remove from heat and remove chops from skillet.
• Add mandarin oranges to the sauce.
• Spoon sauce over pork chops before serving.