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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 degrees). 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; Translated by Louise Smithson]:Turkey larded finely, roasted on the spit served with sour orange juice and sugar.