Turnips With Orange

Kind of a homey recipe that dresses up the ol' turnip a bit, a recipe that comes from the 500 ALL-TIME GREAT RECIPES cookbook, a gift from my partner in the current Cookbook Swap!

• Ready In: 45 mins
• Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 4  tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1  tablespoon  oil
• 1  small shallot, finely chopped
• 1  lb turnip, small, quartered
• 1 1⁄4 cups  orange juice, freshly squeezed
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt (more or less)
• 1⁄8 teaspoon pepper (more or less)
• 1  orange, zest of, slivered

Directions

1. Heat butter & oil in saucepan & cook shallot gently, stirring occasionally, until soft but not colored, about 3 minutes.
2. Add turnips to shallot & continue heating.
3. Shake pan frequently until turnips start to absorb butter & oil, about 7 minutes.
4. Pour orange juice onto turnips, then simmer gently for about 30 minutes, until turnips are tender & OJ is reduced to a buttery sauce.
5. Season with salt & pepper, if required.
6. Serve hot, garnished with thin slivers of orange zest.