Best Orange Glazed Squash With Sesame Recipes

ORANGE-GLAZED GRILLED ACORN SQUASH

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• Brush the cut side of each acorn squash with the butter and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Place squash, cut-side down, on a baking sheet and bake until almost tender, about 30 minutes.
• While the squash is baking, combine the orange juice, brown sugar, allspice, and cinnamon in a medium saucepan. Cook over high heat until reduced to 1 cup, stirring often.
• Preheat the grill to medium-high. Place the squash, cut side up, on the grill, and brush with the orange glaze. Cook for 5 minutes, turn over with tongs, and grill for 5 more minutes, or until tender and glaze is caramelized. Remove from the grill and brush with more of the glaze. Serve warm.

ORANGE GLAZED WEENIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• In a large bowl, mix together the orange juice concentrate, lemon juice, rice vinegar, orange zest, garlic powder, nutmeg, and brown sugar; stir to dissolve the sugar.
• Stir the cocktail sausages into the orange mixture to coat; pour the sausages and sauce into an 8x8-inch baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until bubbly, 30 to 40 minutes. Stir every 10 minutes.
• In a small bowl, whisk the cornstarch and water to make a smooth paste.
• Remove the sausages from the sauce with a slotted spoon and place into a serving dish. Pour the sauce into a saucepan.
• Set the sauce over medium heat and cook until simmering; stir the cornstarch mixture into the sauce, and whisk until smooth and thickened, about 2 minutes. Pour the sauce over the cocktail sausages to serve.

ORANGE-GLAZED ACORN SQUASH

Steps:

• Cut squash in half; discard seeds. Place squash cut side down in a 15x10x1-in. baking pan; add 1/2 in. of hot water. Bake, uncovered, at 350° for 30 minutes., Meanwhile, in a saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Stir in the remaining ingredients. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low; cook, uncovered, for 30 minutes or until syrupy, stirring occasionally., Drain water from baking pan; turn squash cut side up. Pour about 2 tablespoons orange glaze into each squash half. Bake 25-30 minutes longer or until squash is tender.

ORANGE-GLAZED SQUASH WITH SESAME

Steps:

• Combine first 4 ingredients in heavy medium saucepan. Boil over medium heat until reduced to 1 1/3 cups, about 30 minutes. Pour into bowl. Mix in ginger. Cool. (Can be made 1 day ahead. Cover and chill.)
• Preheat oven to 400°F. Place squash on baking sheet. Brush squash on all sides with sesame oil. Turn squash, 1 cut side down, and bake 15 minutes. Turn squash, skin side down. Brush squash with some hoisin mixture. Bake until tender and well glazed, brushing occasionally with some hoisin mixture, about 50 minutes.
• Preheat broiler. Generously baste squash with hoisin mixture. Sprinkle with salt. Broil until bubbling, about 2 minutes. Baste with any remaining hoisin mixture. Sprinkle with onions and sesame seeds.

LEMON SESAME GLAZED GREENS

Steps:

• Remove any large stems from the greens and wash them thoroughly; do so in a sink with at least 5 inches of water. Moving the leaves around in the water and allowing them to sit for a few minutes to allow the sand or dirt to fall to the bottom of the sink. Once clean, roughly chop the greens. You should have 1 to 1 1/4 pounds finished greens once they are stemmed. (Weigh the greens after stemming, but before washing.)
• Heat a large 13 by 11-inch roasting pan set over 2 burners on medium heat. Once hot, add the olive oil. Add the garlic, lemon zest, lemon juice, honey, salt, and pepper and stir to combine. Add the greens and saute for 4 to 5 minutes, tossing continually. Add the red pepper flakes and the sesame seeds. Toss to combine. Adjust seasoning, if needed. Serve immediately.

ORANGE GLAZED SWORDFISH

Steps:

• In a non-reactive shallow dish, combine the swordfish with the orange juice, ginger, sesame oil, and soy sauce and marinate for 30 minutes.
• Prepare an outside grill with an oiled rack set 6 inches above the heat source.
• Drain and reserve the marinade. Grill the swordfish for 6 to 7 minutes per side until the swordfish is opaque in the center.
• In a small bowl, mix together the cornstarch with the water. Place the reserved marinade in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Add the cornstarch sauce to the marinade and cook 1 minute until thickened. Serve the orange sauce with the swordfish.

SEARED SESAME TUNA WITH ORANGE GLAZE

Steps:

• On a large plate, combine flour, salt, pepper, and sesame seeds; Dredge each tuna steak in flour-sesame mixture.
• In a large skillet over medium-high heat, heat the oil, when oil is hot, add the tuna steaks and sauté on both sides for a total of 10 minutes (less if you want tuna a bit more pink in the center); Remove the tuna from skillet and keep warm.
• Wipe the skillet clean and add the glaze ingredients, Bring to a boil over high heat until the mixture thickens: Serve the glaze with the cooked tuna: Garnish with minced green onions, Enjoy.

HONEY-ORANGE GLAZED SESAME CHICKEN

Steps:

• CRUSH 6 whole garlic cloves with the side of a cleaver to release aromatic oils (leave cloves whole); ADD crushed garlic cloves to 1/4 cup sesame oil to infuse flavors; SET aside; MEASURE 1/2 cup cornstarch into a plastic bag or sealable container for DREDGING; SET aside; WHISK the SESAME GLAZE ingredients in a small bowl; SET aside; WASH oranges and SLICE the needed oranges for GARNISH; GRATE 1 teaspoon zest; SQUEEZE 3 tablespoons orange juice: SET aside.
• WHISK the HONEY-ORANGE SAUCE ingredients in a medium microwaveable bowl: 1 cup chicken broth, 3 tablespoons Grade A clover honey, 3 tablespoons freshly squeezed orange juice, 3 tablespoons white vinegar, 1 tablespoon rice wine or dry sherry (or 2 tablespoons dry white wine), 1 tablespoon thinly snipped fresh cilantro leaves, 1 tablespoon thinly snipped green onion tops, 2 teaspoons soy sauce, 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated orange zest, 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes and 1/4 teaspoon ginger powder, MICROWAVE for 1 minute on high; SET aside.
• BUTTERLY 2-3 chicken breasts and separate; SLICE into 1/2 inch strips across the grain and set aside.
• BEAT 1 egg with 3/4 teaspoon garlic salt, 1/4 teaspoon ginger powder and 1/4 teaspoon white pepper; DIP chicken strips into EGG DIP mixture; SHAKE chicken strips in a bag with 1/2 cup cornstarch DREDGING, until well-coated.
• POUR the SESAME GARLIC OIL into a wok; HEAT wok to HIGH heat setting; COAT sides of wok with with oil by swirling; STIR garlic until garlic is lightly browned and oil is fragrant, 2 minutes; REMOVE garlic with a spoon.
• ADD dredged BONELESS CHICKEN strips and fry for 3 minutes, stirring constantly; REMOVE chicken with a slotted spoon; DRAIN chicken on paper towels.
• IMMEDIATELY pour the microwaved HONEY-ORANGE SAUCE mixture to wok and bring to a boil, stirring; POUR in the whisked SESAME GLAZE solution; COOK, stirring, until the sauce boils and thickens; TURN wok OFF.
• RETURN cooked chicken to wok with the sauce; STIR until chicken is coated with sauce and heated through.
• SERVE hot chicken and sauce over hot cooked jasmine rice.
• GARNISH with 1 teaspoon toasted sesame seeds, 1 sliced orange twist and 1 cilantro leaf; ENJOY!