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Sour Oranges - What to do w/ them?
Posted on 6/14/12 at 9:43 am
Posted on 6/14/12 at 9:43 am
There is what I believe is a "Sour Orange" tree in front my house that is COVERED in fruit right now (look like limes right now). Last year I made "margaritas" with them b/c they are WAY too tart to just eat or drink the juice. Any suggestions on what I should do with these things?
They are not meyer lemons but some other variety. The fruit is very rough skinned and somewhere between the size of a baseball and a softball in size. The tree they are growing on touches the window on the 2nd floor. The thorns are about 1" long.
They are not meyer lemons but some other variety. The fruit is very rough skinned and somewhere between the size of a baseball and a softball in size. The tree they are growing on touches the window on the 2nd floor. The thorns are about 1" long.
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Posted on 6/14/12 at 9:46 am to Neauxla
use them to make fish tacos.
squeese the juice in a container. take 1 inch cubes of tuna steaks and place them in the juice for three days. after three days, the tuna is ready to serve on the taco.
add shredded cabbage (with vinegar)
squeese the juice in a container. take 1 inch cubes of tuna steaks and place them in the juice for three days. after three days, the tuna is ready to serve on the taco.
add shredded cabbage (with vinegar)
Posted on 6/14/12 at 9:56 am to tigerdup07
Marinade is the only thing I've heard them being used for.
Posted on 6/14/12 at 9:59 am to Neauxla
Marmalade, if you know how to can stuff.
Posted on 6/14/12 at 10:39 am to Neauxla
Sour Orange and pork are pretty fantastic.
In Spicer's cookbook there is a roasted pork butt recipe with jalapeno's and orange juice and garlic, and other delicious things. I'd sub out the orange juice and use sour orange. Also, use juice in salad dressings.
You could also skin the oranges and soak them in vodka for 45 days or so. Then strain it. Chill it. And use it to stave off the heat of August.
In fact the last thing is what I'd do. If you have extras let me know.
In Spicer's cookbook there is a roasted pork butt recipe with jalapeno's and orange juice and garlic, and other delicious things. I'd sub out the orange juice and use sour orange. Also, use juice in salad dressings.
You could also skin the oranges and soak them in vodka for 45 days or so. Then strain it. Chill it. And use it to stave off the heat of August.
In fact the last thing is what I'd do. If you have extras let me know.
Posted on 6/14/12 at 10:42 am to Neauxla
many Cuban pork dishes call for sour orange juice. I found many when I googled last time I was looking to do a pork butt.
Posted on 6/14/12 at 10:48 am to BlackenedOut
quote:I will have TONS
You could also skin the oranges and soak them in vodka for 45 days or so. Then strain it. Chill it. And use it to stave off the heat of August.
In fact the last thing is what I'd do. If you have extras let me know.
I tried doing this the other day w/ Lemons. It came out nasty bitter.
Posted on 6/14/12 at 10:49 am to madamsquirrel
BO, Madam,
Thanks for the pork suggestion. I guess I can use them instead of lemon in any marinade and it will be a tad sweeter.
Thanks for the pork suggestion. I guess I can use them instead of lemon in any marinade and it will be a tad sweeter.
Posted on 6/14/12 at 11:29 am to Neauxla
You likely had too much of the white pith on the rinds. How long did you soak?
Posted on 6/14/12 at 12:56 pm to Neauxla
Cut them up and put down garbage disposal every now and then. The citrus and peelings will kill some bacteria and reduce smell of anything else lingering in there....
Posted on 6/14/12 at 1:09 pm to BlackenedOut
6 weeks
Posted on 6/14/12 at 1:15 pm to Neauxla
Yeah only thing I can think of is the white pith was on the rind. After that long, things can get very bitter.
Although Charbay flavored vodkas (only flavored vodkas worth a damn) toss whole chunks of grapefruit into a vodka soak, pith and all. And that stuff is pretty fantastic.
Although Charbay flavored vodkas (only flavored vodkas worth a damn) toss whole chunks of grapefruit into a vodka soak, pith and all. And that stuff is pretty fantastic.
Posted on 6/14/12 at 1:20 pm to BlackenedOut
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Although Charbay flavored vodkas
never heard of them
quote:
only flavored vodkas worth a damn besides Firefly
FIFY
Posted on 6/14/12 at 1:21 pm to Neauxla
Correction: They soak the fruits to release the extracts and then blend them with vodka. Charbay is a distillery/winery in California.
For the record, my favorite flavored vodka is gin.
For the record, my favorite flavored vodka is gin.
Posted on 6/14/12 at 1:24 pm to BlackenedOut
quote:what do they soak them in?
They soak the fruits to release the extracts and then blend them with vodka.
Posted on 6/14/12 at 1:26 pm to Neauxla
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Secret Extraction Method A.S.E.T.
Our herbs, spices & fruit, such as organically-grown Blood Orange and Meyer Lemon, are crushed whole - skins and all - and extracted to pull all the flavor and color out. How the extraction is done is the secret of what makes Charbay Vodka taste so great.
I bet they just take the fruit juice and reduce it to a syrup
Posted on 6/14/12 at 1:55 pm to Neauxla
If it was winter the sour oranges would be a fine addition to a mulled wine. What about putting them in Sangria? or some kind of sorbet or ice cream that you can add other ingredients to cut the bitterness/sourness?
Posted on 6/14/12 at 2:24 pm to Pork Que
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Marinade is the only thing I've heard them being used for.
Before reading the responses, this is the first thing that came to mind because you can not only take advantage of the acidity in the juice, but you can utilize the zest as well.
Those oranges are probably pleading to be added to some jerk chicken marinade.
This post was edited on 6/14/12 at 2:26 pm
Posted on 4/24/13 at 3:43 pm to Neauxla
Do you still have these oranges at your house? I was looking for sour/Seville oranges for marmalade. Thanks! Can't find them anywhere in the city.
Posted on 4/24/13 at 3:45 pm to Soph1013
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Do you still have these oranges at your house? I was looking for sour/Seville oranges for marmalade. Thanks! Can't find them anywhere in the city.
No. Isaac messed up the tree and my friend/landlord hacked the tree down to its base.
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