Mandarin Oranges
Chicken & Almonds

½ 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

½ cup fresh mandarin juice

1 clove garlic minced

½ cup chicken stock

1 tablespoon soy sauce

½ teaspoon grated fresh ginger

½ cup heavy cream, lightly beaten

½ cup sliced roasted almonds

Cover raisins with Madeira; soak. Mix together paprika and pepper; rub chicken with mixture. Heat oil in Dutch oven. Add chicken, cook on all sides until golden brown, about 10 minutes. Pour mandarin juice over chicken, add garlic and bouillon; cover and simmer 30 minutes. Remove chicken with slotted spoon; arrange on preheated platter; keep warm. Add soaked raisins, and remaining ingredients to sauce, except mandarin segments and almonds. Cook over medium heat until thickened, but do not boil. Pour sauce over chicken; top with mandarins and almonds.

Recipe by: Nancyjo Riekse "Food To Dine For"

        Mandarin Meat Loaf

1 Slightly beaten egg
3/4 cup bread crumbs
1 lbs lean ground beef
1 1/2 cup OJ or mashed mandarins
3 Tablespoon honey
4 teaspoon cornstarch
4 teaspoon Soy Sauce
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1 medium yellow onion
1 medium green bell pepper
1 medium red bell pepper

Mix top 4 items together, form into loaf. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 - 20 minutes or until no pink remains.

Chop bottom 3 items into 1 inch pieces and mix with remaining items. Cook while stirring until thick and bubbly.

Top loaf with sauce and cook until heated throughout.

Mandarin Oranges
& Black Bean Salad

     
1 1/2 cups mandarin segments

3 tablespoons mandarin juice
2  tablespoons red wine vinegar
1  teaspoon olive oil
1  teaspoon Dijon mustard
1/4  teaspoon minced fresh cilantro
1/4  teaspoon ground cumin
1/4  teaspoon pepper
1/4  cup chopped red onion
1  teaspoon minced fresh garlic
2 cups black beans, cooked, rinsed and drained
1 1/2  cups finely shredded lettuce

Combine the mandarin juice, vinegar, and the next 5 ingredients (vinegar through 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 "Food To Dine For"

Photograph by Nancyjo Riekse