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What Can I Make With Mandarin Oranges?

Glad you asked! Actually, we get this question a lot. So here are a few of our favorite recipes. Check back soon -- we change them up from time to time.

Mandarin Oranges, Chicken and Almonds

  • 1/2 cup raisins
  • 1 jigger Madeira
  • 2 teaspoons paprika
  • 1 teaspoon white pepper
  • 1 large chicken, 3-4 pounds, cut into serving pieces
  • 5 tablespoons oil
  • 3-4 mandarins peeled and segmented
  • 1/2 cup fresh mandarin juice
  • 1 clove garlic minced
  • 1/2 cup chicken stock
  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  • 1/2 teaspoon grated fresh ginger
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream, lightly beaten
  • 1/2 cup sliced roasted almonds
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Cover raisins with Madeira and soak. Mix together paprika and pepper and rub the chicken with the mixture. Heat oil in a Dutch oven. Add chicken and cook on all sides until golden brown, about 10 minutes. Pour mandarin juice over the chicken, add garlic and bouillon. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes. Remove the chicken with a slotted spoon and arrange on a preheated platter to keep warm. Add the soaked raisins and remaining ingredients to the sauce, except mandarin segments and almonds. Cook over medium heat until thickened, but do not boil. Pour sauce over chicken and top with remaining mandarins and almonds.

Recipe by: Nancyjo Riekse from Food To Dine For

Mandarin Meat Loaf

  • 1 slightly beaten egg
  • 3/4 cup bread crumbs
  • 1 lb lean ground beef
  • 1 1/2 cup orange or mandarin juice or mashed mandarins
  • 3 tablespoons honey
  • 4 teaspoons cornstarch
  • 4 teaspoons soy sauce
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1 medium yellow onion
  • 1 medium green bell pepper
  • 1 medium red bell pepper

Mix the first four ingredients together and form into a loaf. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 - 20 minutes, or until no pink remains.

Chop onion and peppers into 1-inch pieces and mix with the remaining ingredients. Cook, stirring, until thick and bubbly. Top loaf with sauce and cook until heated through.

Mandarin Oranges and Black Bean Salad

  • 1 slightly beaten egg
  • 3/4 cup bread crumbs
  • 1 lb lean ground beef
  • 1 1/2 cup orange or mandarin juice or mashed mandarins
  • 3 tablespoons honey
  • 4 teaspoons cornstarch
  • 4 teaspoons soy sauce
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1 medium yellow onion
  • 1 medium green bell pepper
  • 1 medium red bell pepper

Combine the mandarin juice, vinegar, olive oil, mustard, cilantro, cumin, and pepper. Stir with a wire whisk until blended. Add mandarin segments, red onion, garlic, and beans. Stir well. Serve on lettuce-lined plates. Serves 3-4

Recipe by: Nancyjo Riekse from Food To Dine For

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Mandarin Candle

You can't eat this one, but it sure looks cool!

  • 1 mandarin
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil

Cut off the top (stem end) half of the mandarin peel. Carefully remove from the fruit, leaving the stem pith intact. Pour two tablespoons of vegetable oil into your candle, wetting the wick. Carefully light with a match, and enjoy!

Tip: If you have trouble lighting the wick, remove the oil and let the peel dry for a few hours.