Meat and orange are a harmonious combination in cooking. Beef is especially good with this citrus. It is this fruit that gives it juiciness and makes it more tender and soft. You can combine these ingredients both in hot dishes and in cold, for example, salads. A few recipes with photos of beef with orange are presented in this article.
Savory Curry Dish
Required Products:
- 0.5 kg of beef;
- two oranges;
- a teaspoon of curry;
- salt and pepper;
- Art. l olive oil.
How to do:
- Rinse the meat, wipe, cut into oblong pieces and sprinkle the curry.
- Cut half an orange and set aside. Squeeze the remaining juice, add it and olive oil to the beef.
- Marinate for three hours, then lightly fry the slices in oil. After this, pour the remaining marinade into the pan and simmer for another three minutes.
- Put the beef in a baking dish. Peel half an orange, cut into slices, put on top of the meat, add spices (salt and pepper), pour half a glass of water and place in the oven, preheated to 200 degrees, for 40 minutes.
As a side dish, mashed potatoes or rice are suitable.
Quick recipe
The recipe for beef with oranges is very bright and delicious.
What to take:
- 0.8 kg fillet of veal or beef.
- four oranges;
- two tbsp. l soy sauce;
- two tbsp. l rast. oils;
- a tablespoon of corn starch;
- green onions;
- a tablespoon of sesame seeds;
- two cloves of garlic;
- salt;
- rice for a side dish.
Frying meat:
- Cut the meat into thin slices. To make it easier, you need to use frozen.
- In vegetable oil, fry thin beef slices on both sides.
- Remove the pieces from the pan, pepper, salt and put on a plate.
Cooking dressing:
- Grate the zest of one orange in a bowl, squeeze the juice from two oranges.
- Grind the garlic and put in a bowl, then pour in the soy sauce.
- Dilute corn starch in a spoon of water and combine with the prepared mixture.
Bringing the dish to readiness:
- Pour the cooked dressing into a preheated pan and cook for about one minute until thickened.
- Peel and divide the two remaining oranges into slices.
- Put the fried meat plates and orange slices in the resulting sauce, but do not mix. Keep in a pan for 5 minutes, then transfer to a dish.
- Stir, add sesame seeds and chopped chives.
- Boil rice and serve with beef with oranges as a side dish.
Meat prepared in this way can be eaten both hot and cold.
With bell pepper
Another recipe for beef with orange is with sweet pepper. The following products will be required:
- 0.5 kg of beef;
- 250 ml of water;
- two bell peppers (yellow and red);
- two tbsp. l soy sauce;
- two oranges;
- ½ teaspoon fresh grated ginger;
- a teaspoon of cornmeal;
- vegetable oil - to taste.
How to do:
- Wash the beef lightly with water, wipe with a paper towel, cut into small pieces and discard.
- Cut the pepper into thin strips.
- Pour vegetable oil into a pan, heat and fry pepper for 10 minutes, then transfer it to a separate bowl.
- In the same pan, after pepper, fry the pieces of beef until golden brown. Then pour in the water, after boiling, simmer for one hour.
- Remove the zest from one orange, squeeze the juice.
- Mix grated ginger, orange zest, soy sauce, juice and corn flour separately.
- Peel the second orange and cut into circles.
- When all the liquid has evaporated from the meat, add the orange sauce, put pepper and chopped orange. Bring to a boil, simmer for a quarter of an hour.
Baked beef with oranges
This dish is not only tasty, but also very elegant, so it can be safely recommended for the holiday. Thanks to the orange, the beef acquires a juiciness and original taste with citrus notes.
Required:
- 1 kg of beef (you need a piece in the form of a bar);
- two onions;
- two oranges;
- seasoning for meat;
- salt.
How to do:
- Wash the meat slightly, dry it, make cuts along the entire length of the bar every 2 cm, without cutting it to the end.
- Cut oranges into circles, onions in half rings.
- Grate a piece of beef seasoning for meat and salt.
- Alternately put in the cuts circles of oranges and onions.
- Put the meat in a baking dish. If desired, you can add a little water to it to avoid dry beef.
- Tightly wrap the form with foil, piercing several holes in it with a needle.
- Put the mold in the oven, preheated to 200 degrees, and cook for 100 minutes.
- Remove the beef and oranges from the oven, carefully remove the foil so as not to burn yourself with steam, cut into slices and serve with citrus fruits.
With chickpeas
The following ingredients will be required for this dish:
- 1.4 kg of beef;
- two oranges;
- three tbsp. l olive oil;
- one and a half glasses of dry red wine;
- six glasses of hot vegetable stock;
- three bay leaves;
- two cinnamon sticks;
- two cans of canned chickpeas (total 800 g);
- a pinch of nutmeg;
- black pepper;
- salt;
- cilantro.
Now we will cook beef with orange in the oven according to this recipe:
- Heat the olive oil in a cauldron (or cast-iron pan).
- Cut the beef into small cubes, put in a cauldron, pepper, salt and cook with stirring over medium heat for about 10 minutes.
- Slowly pour in the wine, mix, cook for another two to three minutes.
- Add three bay leaves, then hot vegetable stock, cinnamon, nutmeg, pepper to taste and salt.
- When it boils, put the chickpeas, close the lid and put for one hour in the oven preheated to 180 °.
- An hour later, put oranges in sliced cauldrons and continue cooking for another half an hour.
Sprinkle the prepared meat with chopped cilantro and serve.
With honey
Beef with orange and honey is an original dish worth preparing. For him you need to take:
- 600 g of beef;
- a glass of orange juice;
- one orange;
- two tablespoons of honey;
- one onion;
- vegetable and butter;
- pepper;
- salt.
How to cook:
- Remove fat and films from beef, cut into slices.
- Chop the onion.
- In a saucepan or deep pan, heat a little vegetable and butter and fry pieces of meat.
- Put onion in it, mix, leave on fire for five minutes.
- Grate the zest and send to the beef.
- Pour in orange juice, put honey, add water, so that the contents of the dishes are covered with liquid, cover with a lid, cook for about 25 minutes over moderate heat.
- Open the lid and wait for five minutes for the caramelization of the sauce.
With prunes
The meat with prunes and orange is incredibly aromatic. To prepare it you will need:
- 700 g of beef;
- two oranges;
- two tablespoons of sugar;
- two glasses of broth;
- half a glass of vegetable oil;
- 200 g of prunes;
- Art. l tomato paste;
- two tablespoons of flour;
- pepper;
- salt.
How to do:
- Wash the meat, wipe with a paper towel, cut into even, approximately the same size pieces.
- Heat the pan, pour vegetable oil on it, fry the beef while stirring over medium heat until golden brown (about 7 minutes).
- Transfer the meat into a saucepan, pour the broth or water, cover and simmer over low heat until cooked (about an hour and a half).
- Dice the onion, fry in a pan until golden brown (2-4 minutes).
- Wash the oranges, remove the zest with a grater. Peel the fruit and cut into cubes.
- Add the zest with chopped oranges to the onion and simmer for a couple of minutes.
- Then pour the flour into the pan, mix, put the tomato paste and mix again.
- Wash the prunes and cut into slices.
- Put frying and prunes in a meat pan, add sugar, pepper and salt, mix and simmer over low heat under a lid for another 15 minutes.
You can serve the dish with rice or another side dish to your taste.
Salad
For this simple salad you will need boiled beef or veal (200 g), orange, apple and mayonnaise.
Cut boiled cold meat and peeled apple into strips, and the flesh of orange into slices. Fold all the ingredients in a salad bowl and season with mayonnaise. Whoever lacks salt can add it.
Finally
Beef or veal with oranges is a noble dish that is suitable for a festive table, especially New Year's or Christmas. Therefore, at least one of the recipes must be in the piggy bank of a good housewife.