Turkey
Turkey
The orange sauce is a great variation on the standard turkey recipe.
Country: Italy Century: 16th
- 1 Small Turkey
- 1 cup Sour Orange Juice*
- 1 oz Sugar
- Orange
- Lemon
Roast turkey until done (internal temperature should reach at least 165°F). Simmer orange juice and sugar until the liquid is reduced by half. Cut oranges and lemons into rondels. Pour over cooked turkey and dress with oranges and lemons.
*Subsitute sour orange juice by mixing two parts regular orange juice with one part lemon juice.
Original Recipe Sources
Source [Opera dell'arte del cucinare , Bartolomeo Scappi]; Turkey larded finely, roasted on the spit served with sour orange juice and sugar.