How to Use sour orange in a Sentence

sour orange

noun
Definition of sour orangenext
  • The Acid Lime is a classic choice, but lemons, sour oranges, or even rice vinegar will do the job.
    — Aliza Abarbanel, Bon Appétit, 21 June 2019
  • The fish is stuffed with garlic, rosemary, thyme, sour orange and, of course, a generous dose of salt.
    — Janelle Davis, CNN, 7 Feb. 2023
  • Walk across the street to El Distilado for some small-batch mezcal and the city’s best guacamole (made with sour oranges!).
    — Alison Roman, Bon Appetit, 26 Apr. 2017
  • The chef’s masitas de puerco is a dish true to its Cuban roots, the bite-size pieces of pork marinated in sour orange, then cooked in lard and olive oil.
    — Washington Post, 2 Aug. 2021
  • In English, it is called sour orange or bitter orange — the first species of orange brought to Europe by the 11th century, a gift of the Arabs.
    — Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2023
  • Cochinita, which is pork leg cooked with sour orange, garlic, and oregano in the ground is also divine.
    — Alyse Whitney, Bon Appetit, 25 Apr. 2017
  • At home, use sour oranges to make a tangy marinade or flavorful chutney.
    — Nikita Richardson, Bon Appetit, 17 Feb. 2017
  • Sour, tangy notes are a result of vinegars like palm and coconut, as well as calamansi, the country’s hybrid of sour orange and lime.
    — Amanda Albee, Dallas News, 6 Mar. 2020
  • What landed in front of me was a baseball-sized cream puff with a crunchy craquelin top, filled to order with caramelized banana creme diplomat and sour orange caramel.
    — Kendra Vaculin, Bon Appétit, 17 May 2022
  • Also known as sour orange, this citrus grows wild in the Yucatan peninsula.
    — Allegra Ben-Amotz, WSJ, 18 Dec. 2018
  • Her sour orange and sweet lime curd dessert with meringue, prickly pear granita, basil flowers and quince tossed in chile piquin sugar was dubbed best dessert of the night by Lakshmi.
    — Emma Balter, Chron, 26 May 2022
  • There are many kinds of mojo sauce recipes, but Cuban mojo sauce is typically made with garlic, oil or lard, and sour orange juice.
    — Gabriella Vigoreaux, Good Housekeeping, 26 Feb. 2021
  • There’s top notes of sour orange, pink pepper and sea grass, with heart notes of cane, clove leaf and toquilla straw, with a base of breadnut, rhum agricole and, of course, vetiver.
    — Celia Shatzman, Forbes, 25 May 2021
  • Also dug the citrus kicks on the cochinita pibil ($4.50) taco, with roasted pork shoulder, achiote, chiles anchos, sour orange and pickled red onions.
    — Matt Wake | [email protected], al, 25 Feb. 2020
  • The meat is marinated in sour orange beforehand, giving it a slight sweetness.
    — Lauren Delgado, OrlandoSentinel.com, 6 Oct. 2017
  • Stuff the fish with 2 slices from 1 sour orange (reserve the remaining sour orange for another use), crushed cloves from the remaining half of a raw garlic bulb, and the remaining thyme, rosemary and parsley.
    — Janelle Davis, CNN, 7 Feb. 2023
  • Last week, for example, Fuschillo learned to make kimchi to top his mojo pork sandwich, which is marinated for 48 hours in a citrus bath of sour orange, oregano and garlic.
    — Phillip Valys, sun-sentinel.com, 22 Oct. 2021
  • Along with the onions, try the pineapple and sour orange pork belly starter for a citrusy zing to a traditionally prepared meat dish, or the cauliflower steak accompanied by a bola cheese puree.
    — Shelby Knick, Forbes, 6 Oct. 2021
  • The Media-Noche sandwich of sour orange pork and Gruyère is another solid choice, and this one is available poolside, where a surprisingly large selection of the Six menu is offered at both cabanas and loungers around the rooftop double-pool space.
    — Alissa Fitzgerald, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2022
  • But there’s really no substitute for the complexity, depth of flavor and invigorating bite lurking under the knobbly skin of a true sour orange.
    — Allegra Ben-Amotz, WSJ, 18 Dec. 2018
  • For instance, her rendition of redfish blends Vietnamese influences with shrimp and roasted pork, fish sauce and miso aioli; her version of duck confit is an ode to autumn in Louisiana, with a sour orange pepper jelly and andouille jus.
    — Ian McNulty | Staff Writer, NOLA.com, 12 Oct. 2020
  • Culinary director Tom Berry incorporates commonly used ingredients like sour orange and lulo fruits, white sweet potatoes and black-eyed peas, bijol spices, and fufu dough.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 3 Oct. 2019

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