How to Use sour orange in a Sentence

sour orange

noun
  • Two, the flavor of sour orange (or faux sour orange) juice plus cilantro plus garlic is so pow!
    — Betty Hallock, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2024
  • At home, use sour oranges to make a tangy marinade or flavorful chutney.
    — Nikita Richardson, Bon Appetit, 17 Feb. 2017
  • The fish is stuffed with garlic, rosemary, thyme, sour orange and, of course, a generous dose of salt.
    — Janelle Davis, CNN, 7 Feb. 2023
  • 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
  • Swap the vinegar for a different acid, such as lemon or lime juice, sour orange juice or sherry vinegar.
    — Lucinda Scala Quinn, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2024
  • 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
  • Also known as sour orange, this citrus grows wild in the Yucatan peninsula.
    — Allegra Ben-Amotz, WSJ, 18 Dec. 2018
  • Traditional mojos often feature sour orange juice for their unique tang.
    — Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 23 June 2026
  • 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
  • The fish is rubbed in a Caribbean version of yuzu kosho, punchy with culantro, green peppercorns and sour orange.
    — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2026
  • The meat is marinated in sour orange beforehand, giving it a slight sweetness.
    — Lauren Delgado, OrlandoSentinel.com, 6 Oct. 2017
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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’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
  • The kaffir lime is a member of the Rutaceae family, which includes other citrus fruits such as lemons, grapefruits, and sweet and sour oranges.
    — Frannie Comstock, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 June 2026
  • The soul food menu adds Latin and Caribbean influences with gems like the cornbread with jalapeño honey butter and chicken with sour orange honey.
    — Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • As Leo chased Genesis around the kitchen, Rosalba and her mother prepared lunch—a delicious meal of chicken cooked in a broth of cinnamon, clove, laurel, and sour orange.
    — Simon Willis, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Our belle of the barbecue is a citrusy take on an American classic—beer-can chicken—with an ode to mojo criollo, a marinade traditionally made with bitter sour oranges, warm spices, and a heavy hand of garlic.
    — Inés Anguiano, Bon Appetit Magazine, 1 July 2026
  • 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
  • Creature Comforts Brewing Sapelo Aperitivo using the sour orange that only grows on Sapelo Island.
    — Madeline Montgomery, CBS News, 17 June 2026
  • Kimball House and Creature Comforts celebrated Sapelo Island and the expansion of the sour orange grove at an event Tuesday night in Decatur.
    — Madeline Montgomery, CBS News, 17 June 2026
  • For instance, ingredients typical of the Yucatán Peninsula—annatto and sour orange—appear alongside Northern Sonora–style flour tortillas and tacos.
    — Anais Martinez, Bon Appetit Magazine, 8 Apr. 2026
  • 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
  • Creature Comforts Brewing, out of Athens, has developed the Sapelo Aperitivo using the sour orange that only grows on Sapelo Island.
    — Madeline Montgomery, CBS News, 17 June 2026
  • Famed chef Jose Andres has brought his flavors to Flushing, orchestrating the Mexican cuisine inside the Dobel Tequila Club with Oyamel by Jose Andres Group, including Oyamel’s Taco Cochinita, made of Yucatan-style pit barbecued port, achiote, Mexican sour orange and pickled red onions.
    — Tim Newcomb, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025

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