à l'orange

[ ah law-rahnzh; French a law-rahnzh ]

adjective

, French Cooking.

1. prepared or served with slices of orange, orange peel, or an orange-flavored sauce:

   duck à l'orange.

Word History and Origins

Origin of à l'orange¹

< French: with orange

Example Sentences

At a recent dinner, my posse started with spicy tuna meatballs, à l’orange pork cheeks served on cauliflower puree and a tumbleweed of onion rings rising from a bowl of beef broth — a curious but satisfying riff on French onion soup.

From Washington Post

The draw: the opportunity to taste the chef Ludo Lefebvre’s classic French fare — garlicky escargot, curry-tinged mussels frites, duck breast à l’orange — at his first venture outside of Los Angeles.

From New York Times

The draw: the opportunity to taste the chef Ludo Lefebvre’s classic French fare — garlicky escargot, curry-tinged mussels frites, duck breast à l’orange — at his first venture outside of Los Angeles.

From New York Times

Of course you could take a stab at some of her more complicated multistep stunners, like canard a l'orange or her souffle, I'm a big fan of her more simple recipes.

From Salon

Dustin continues his Vietnamese theme with a duck a l'orange pho, which makes all the sense in the world.

From Salon