Category: Wine

Ingredients

2 teaspoons olive oil
4 (6 ounce) boneless pork loin chops
salt and pepper to taste
2 tablespoons dry white wine
1/2 cup orange juice
1/2 teaspoon dried tarragon
1 tablespoon cornstarch
2 tablespoons water

Directions

Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Season pork chops with salt and pepper, and cook in the hot oil until lightly browned on both sides, about 4 minutes per side. Add the wine, orange juice, and tarragon, and bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover and simmer, stirring occasionally, 10 to 15 minutes, until the pork is no longer pink in the center. Remove the pork chops from the skillet, set aside, and keep warm.

Dissolve the cornstarch in the water, and stir into the simmering liquid until the sauce thickens, about 45 seconds. Pour sauce over the pork chops to serve.

Ingredients

1/2 cup Hellmann’s(r) or Best Foods(r) Light Mayonnaise
2 teaspoons rice wine vinegar or white wine vinegar
1 teaspoon soy sauce
1 teaspoon honey
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
Pinch salt
1 tablespoon orange juice
4 (5 ounce) boneless skinless chicken breast halves
6 cups torn romaine lettuce leaves
1 small bunch watercress (optional)
4 ounces snow peas (optional)
2 oranges, peeled and sectioned (optional)

Directions

In small bowl, combine Hellmann’s(r) or Best Foods(r) Light Mayonnaise, vinegar, soy sauce, honey, ginger and salt. Reserve 1/4 cup mayonnaise mixture for grilling. Stir orange juice into remaining mayonnaise mixture; reserve for greens.

Grill or broil chicken, brushing with reserved 1/4 cup mayonnaise mixture, 12 minutes or until chicken is thoroughly cooked, turning once.

In large bowl, toss lettuce and watercress with reserved orange juice mixture. To serve, arrange sliced chicken over greens, then top with snow peas and oranges.

Ingredients

1/2 cup lemon juice
3/4 cup orange juice
1/4 cup honey
3/4 cup olive oil
1 cup port wine
1 (2 inch) piece fresh ginger, grated
5 cloves garlic, sliced
2 1/2 pounds flank steak

Directions

Whisk together the lemon juice, orange juice, honey, olive oil, port, ginger, and garlic in a large glass or ceramic bowl. Add the flank steak, and toss to evenly coat. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap, and marinate in the refrigerator 1 hour to overnight.

Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat, and lightly oil the grate.

Cook the steaks until they are browned on the outside and red in the center, about 3 minutes per side. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 125 degrees F (52 degrees C). Slice the steak thinly across the grain before serving.

Ingredients

3 tablespoons olive oil
4 lamb shanks
5 cloves garlic, sliced
1 small onion, chopped
2 teaspoons chopped fresh rosemary, plus sprigs for garnish
1 pinch salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 cup dry white wine

Directions

In a large frying pan, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add shanks to hot pan, and brown all sides; this should take about 12 minutes. Transfer to a plate.

Reduce heat to medium-low, and add garlic to the pan; cook for 30 to 40 seconds. Stir in onion, and continue cooking until translucent, 6 to 8 minutes. Return shanks to the pan, and season with 2 teaspoons fresh rosemary and salt and pepper to taste. Pour in wine, raise heat to medium-high, and bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to low, cover tightly, and simmer until the shanks are very tender when pierced with a knife, 2 to 2 1/2 hours. Turn once or twice during cooking, and add water as necessary to maintain original level of liquid. Serve shanks garnished with rosemary sprigs.