ITALIAN  GLAZED ORANGES 

YOU WILL NEED : 

• 4 oranges 

• 1½ cups sugar 

• 1½ cups water 

• ½ cup water, extra 

• 2 teaspoons lemon juice 

• 2 tablespoons Grand Marnier 

ITALIAN  GLAZED ORANGES RECIPE:

Using a vegetable peeler .. peel strips thinly from 2 oranges. Remove any white pith from strips with the point of a sharp knife. Cut strips into thin julienne strips. 

With a sharp knife, peel oranges and remove all white piths. Cut oranges horizontally into 4 slices for easy serving. Reshape oranges and hold them together with small wooden skewers.

Place orange strips in a small pan, cover with water, bring to a boil, boil uncovered for 10 minutes, and drain. Combine sugar and water in a pan, and stir over medium heat until the sugar has dissolved. Add orange strips to this mixture 4. Boil the syrup gently. uncovered, approximately 10 minutes, or until orange strips are transparent and glazed. Remove strips immediately from the pan, and place them on a lightly oiled plate. 

Return pan to heat, boil syrup uncovered further 5 minutes or until syrup turns pale golden brown. Remove from heat immediately, quickly add extra water, and stir for a few minutes to dissolve tof fee. Return to heat and stir for a few minutes extra to dissolve any remaining toffee in the bottom of the pan. Remove from heat, allow to cool a few minutes then stir in Grand Marnier and lemon juice. Allow syrup to cool for 5 minutes. 

Pour cooled syrup over oranges, add glazed orange strips, cover with plastic food wrap, and refrigerate for several hours or overnight. Remove wooden skewers from oranges just before serving Serve oranges topped with the orange strips and with some of the liqueur syrup. 

Serves 4

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