Orange Herb Butter Recipes

ROASTED ORANGE-HERB GAME HEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°F. Mix first 3 ingredients in small bowl. Slide fingertips under skin of hen halves to loosen. Spread 1/4 of herb mixture under skin of each hen half. Rub skin with butter; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Place hen halves in shallow roasting pan.
• Roast hen halves until golden and cooked through, adding broth after 10 minutes and basting twice throughout cooking time, about 30 minutes.
• Transfer hen halves to platter. Place roasting pan directly atop burner over medium heat. Add juice, Sherry, and remaining herb mixture; boil until reduced, scraping up browned bits, about 2 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Spoon sauce over hen halves, garnish with orange slices, and serve.

LEMON HERB BUTTER

Steps:

• Mash butter in a bowl until smooth and creamy. Mix lemon zest, lemon juice, rosemary, thyme, sage, salt, and black pepper into the butter until thoroughly combined.

ORANGE HERB ROASTED CHICKEN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Pour the chicken broth into a small roasting pan, and set aside.
• Loosen the skin from the breasts and thighs of the chicken. Stuff the butter pieces evenly underneath the skin of the chicken, and place into the roasting pan. Squeeze the orange halves over the chicken, and stuff the orange halves into the chicken cavity. Tie the legs together with kitchen twine. Sprinkle the chicken with salt and pepper to taste, then rub in the minced garlic. Drizzle the melted butter all over the chicken, then lay the herb sprigs onto the breast and around the legs.
• Cover the dish with aluminum foil, and bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes. Uncover and baste the chicken with the pan juices. Continue cooking until the chicken is no longer pink, or until a meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh reads 165 degrees F (74 degrees C), 1 to 2 hours. Baste the chicken every 10 to 15 minutes after you uncover it. Once cooked, allow the chicken to rest out of the oven for 10 minutes before slicing.

FISH FILLETS WITH CITRUS-HERB BUTTER

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°. In a small bowl, combine first eight ingredients; beat until blended. Shape half of the butter mixture into a log; wrap in plastic and freeze. Place remaining mixture in a microwave-safe bowl; heat 1-2 minutes or until melted., Place fish fillets in an ungreased 13x9-in. baking dish. Drizzle with melted butter mixture. Bake, uncovered, 10-15 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork. Cut butter log into slices; serve with fish.

ROASTED BEETS AND ORANGES WITH HERB BUTTER

Steps:

• Heat oven to 400°F. Cut 18x12-inch sheet of heavy-duty foil; spray foil with cooking spray. In large bowl, toss beets, orange slices, oil, salt and pepper. Spoon mixture in center of foil. Bring up 2 sides of foil over mixture so edges meet. Seal edges, making tight 1/2-inch fold; fold again, allowing space for heat circulation and expansion. Place packet on cookie sheet.
• Roast 45 minutes. Carefully unfold foil with tongs; roast 10 minutes longer or until beets are tender and browned.
• In 12-inch skillet, melt butter over medium-high heat. Stir in parsley, rosemary and orange juice with whisk; cook 1 to 2 minutes or until slightly thickened. Remove beets and oranges from foil and add to skillet; cook and stir until coated with butter mixture.

ORANGE BUTTER

Steps:

• Pulse butter and marmalade in a food processor until combined well. Transfer to a small crock or serving bowl.

ORANGE-HERB BUTTER

Steps:

• Mash together butter, orange zest, orange juice, cayenne pepper, garlic, cilantro, and salt.

ORANGE HERB RICE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, saute onion in butter until tender.
• Add all remaining ingredients except rice and bring to a boil.
• Add rice and stir well.
• Cover and bring to a boil.
• Reduce heat and simmer 20 minutes.

FISH FILLETS IN ORANGE HERB SAUCE

Steps:

• In a mixing bowl combine melted butter, orange zest, orange juice, salt and nutmeg. Finely chop chervil, parsley and thyme and add to mixture.
• Whisk to combine.
• Slice fillets into four 1/4lb portions (if required) and place into a ziplok bag. Add half of the butter/herb mixture. Let rest for 10 minutes. Reserve remaining half of herb/butter mixture for dipping or dressing cooked fillets.
• Slice orange into 12 thin slices. Place 8 slices in a shallow baking dish. (Two slices per fillet.).
• Remove fillets from bag and position on top of orange slices. Pour remaining liquid from bag over fish.
• Preheat oven to 400 deg F. and bake for 10 minutes for each 1 inch thickness of fish. (four 1" thick pieces = 40 min approx.).
• Arrange a bed of micro greens on serving dish and place fillet on top. Compliment with a serving of wild rice drizzled with reserved herb/butter and garnish with shards of orange zest, and sprig of parsley.
• Place an orange slice on each plate for appearance, and your done.
• As an option, serve reserved herb/butter in a small side dish for dipping.

SWEET ORANGE BUTTER

Steps:

• Beat all ingredients with electric mixer on high speed until well blended.
• Serve at room temperature. Store tightly covered in refrigerator up to 3 weeks. Or wrap airtight and freeze up to 2 months.