Turnips With Orange

Submitted by Sydney Mike

"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: 45mins
• Ingredients: 8
• 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.

Reviews

[BarbryT]

There is nothing lowly about these turnips! I got some lovely red ones (looked like giant radishes) and regular ones at the farmer's market. These are just fantastic. WONDERFUL flavor. I am so happy I tagged this!

 

[Bergy]

This recipe brings the lowly turnip to new heights. Wonderful color and flavor. I like turnips any way but this really gives them a very special flavor Thanks Sidney I am so glad I chose you in the cameraless chef game