Tangerine Marinade Recipes

TANGERINE MARMALADE

Steps:

• Place a small plate in freezer. In a large pot, bring tangerines and 6 cups water to a boil over high. Reduce heat to medium and cook at a rapid simmer until tangerine peels are tender, 20 minutes.
• Add sugar, increase heat to medium-high, and stir until sugar dissolves. Return to a boil and cook, stirring often, until mixture is thick and darkens slightly, 40 to 45 minutes. To test for doneness, drop a spoonful on frozen plate and freeze 2 minutes. Marmalade is done if it has a slight film that wrinkles when pushed with a finger. If it spreads out and thins immediately, continue cooking. Transfer marmalade to airtight containers, cover, and let cool completely.

TANGERINE TERIYAKI RIBS

Steps:

• Rinse ribs with cold water and pat dry. Remove thin membrane from the back of ribs. Place ribs in a large shallow pan and set aside.
• In a bowl, combine 2 cups tangerine juice and both packets of ginger-teriyaki mix. Pour marinade mixture over ribs. Cover and let marinate in the refrigerator for 1 to 3 hours.
• Set up grill for indirect cooking over medium heat (no heat source directly under ribs). Remove ribs from refrigerator and allow ribs to come up to room temperature (about 30 minutes). Remove ribs from marinade mixture, but do not discard marinade. Place ribs in rib rack over drip pan on hot grill. Add a handful of hickory chips to smokebox or each pile of hot coals. Cover grill. Rotate ribs around rack every 30 minutes. If using charcoal, add 10 briquettes to each pile of coals and another handful of soaked hickory chips every hour. Cook 2 to 2 1/2 hours.
• While ribs are cooking, make sauce by first adding rib marinade to a saucepan. Bring to a boil for 5 minutes over high heat. Reduce heat to medium and add the tangerine juice and BBQ sauce. Simmer 10 minutes and remove from heat.
• About 20 minutes before ribs are done, remove ribs from rib rack and lay meat side down on grill. Generously brush with sauce and pile ribs in center of grill over drip pan. Cover and cook 10 minutes. Turn ribs and brush on more sauce and repeat. Cook an additional 10 minutes. Cut into portions and serve hot with sauce on the side.
• INDOOR: Prepare and marinate ribs as directed. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Remove ribs from marinade, reserving marinade, and place meat side up on a rack in a shallow roasting pan. Tightly cover with foil. Bake preheated oven for 1 hour. While ribs are baking, make sauce as directed. Remove ribs from oven and carefully drain fat from roasting pan. Continue baking ribs, uncovered for 30 to 45 minutes more or until tender, turning and brushing occasionally with sauce.

TANGERINE MARINADE

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a medium bowl.
• Whisk until honey has dissolved.
• Marinade chicken or pork for 1 1/2-2 hours.

MARINATED OLIVES WITH TANGERINE AND ROSEMARY

Steps:

• Drain olives if in brine. Combine all ingredients; mix well. Cover and refrigerate for 2 days, turning and shaking several times. Do ahead: Can be made 5 days ahead. Keep refrigerated. Transfer olive mixture to bowl and serve.

BEEF TENDERLOIN MARINADE

Steps:

• Whisk sherry vinegar, molasses, red wine vinegar, olive oil, garlic, serrano pepper, soy sauce, rosemary, sage, thyme, salt, and pepper together in a medium bowl until well combined. Let sit until flavors have melded, about 1 hour.

TANGERINE BEEF

Steps:

• Soak the tangerine peel in warm water for 1 hour to rehydrate, then drain. Peel the orange and use a spoon to scrape away as much of the white pith as possible. Reserve the fruit for another use. Bring a small pot of water to a boil. Blanch the orange peel in the water for 6 minutes to get rid of any bitterness, and then slice into slivers. Dissolve the cornstarch in a large bowl with the light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, 1 tablespoon of the rice wine, and ginger. Add the beef and toss so that all the strips are coated, then marinate, covered, in the fridge for 20 minutes.
• Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in a wok over high heat. Tip the contents of the beef bowl into the wok and stir-fry for about 1 minute, or until the beef is browned but still slightly pink inside. Take care not to overcook the beef or it will get tough. Remove the beef and any liquid from the wok.
• Add the remaining 1 tablespoon of oil to the wok and when it is hot, add the Sichuan peppercorns, chile, the white parts of the green onions, the tangerine peel, and orange peel, and stir-fry for 45 seconds. Add the remaining 1 tablespoon of rice wine, the hoisin sauce, chili bean sauce, and sugar and stir for a few seconds. Toss in the beef and the green parts of the green onions and stir until the onions start to wilt. Serve hot.

PORK TENDERLOIN WITH TANGERINE SAUCE

Steps:

• If using a broiler instead of a stove-top grill, turn on broiler and cover broiler pan with double thickness of aluminum foil.
• Grate rind from tangerine, and squeeze tangerine to yield 1/2 cup juice; put into bowl large enough to hold the pork.
• Mince garlic; chop rosemary leaves; add to bowl with sugar, Worcestershire sauce and vermouth, and mix well.
• Wash, dry and slice tenderloin into 1/2-inch-thick slices, and stir into marinade.
• Prepare stove-top grill if using. Arrange slices of pork on grill or broiler. Brush with marinade. Grill or broil pork for a couple of minutes; brush with marinade, turn and continue cooking until pork is slightly pink in the center, about 5 minutes. Bring remaining marinade to boil, and spoon over pork slices on plates.

CHICKEN THIGHS IN ASIAN TANGERINE MARINADE

Steps:

• Grate zest from tangerines, and squeeze juice into a bowl with zest.
• Mix in remaining ingredients, except chicken and sesame seeds. Whisk until well blended.
• Put thighs into a gallon zipper bag and pour marinade over thighs. Seal and marinate in refrigerator 2 hours, turning 2-3 times.
• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• Coat an oblong baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
• Remove thighs from marinade and place thighs, skin side up, in baking dish. Pour marinade over thighs.
• Bake 40 minutes, or until juices no longer run pink. Brush thighs a couple of times while baking, with pan juices.
• Sprinkle black sesame seeds over thighs and continue baking 5 minutes.
• Place thighs on plates and spoon sauce over them.