Oranges and other juicy fruits like pineapple and watermelon do a great job of absorbing vodka. While it's a simple dish to make, the effect is elegant and the taste greatly enhanced. Infused oranges can be used to top cakes, infuse some zip to a fruit salad, be arranged over the top of a dessert or served with ice cream. Another delicious use is to substitute vodka-infused oranges for the usual oranges to make spiked orange marmalade.
Edit Ingredients
Servings: 2 to 4
Supreme the oranges
When you supreme the oranges, you expose the juicy interior of the orange so that the oranges can soak up more vodka. This is essential, otherwise the orange slices wouldn't be able to absorb much vodka through the membranes of the natural sections or through the pith.
- Place the oranges on a cutting board and cut the top and the bottom off the oranges using a chef's knife.
- Cut the peel, including the white pith, from the outside of the oranges.
- Slice out the freshly wedges of the oranges, one segment at a time.
- Discard the membranes and peels.
- Place the orange flesh in a small, sterile jar.
Infuse the oranges
The orange flesh will absorb quite a bit of vodka, so make sure to pace yourself when you eat the finished product.
- Pour the vodka over the oranges until the jar is full.
- Place the lid on the jar and twist the lid until it has formed an airtight seal.
- Marinate the oranges in the vodka for 2 to 4 hours, either on the countertop or in the refrigerator.
- Empty the jar through a sieve into a bowl. The vodka will go into the bowl, and the oranges will remain in the sieve.
Serving
- Serve the oranges in a small serving bowl. A serving size will be approximately 1/2 to 1 orange per person. Top the vodka-infused oranges with fresh whipped cream.
- To give the oranges the taste of a cream-sicle, use vanilla vodka.
- If you want to save the orange-flavored vodka left behind by your infusion, be sure to pour the vodka through a coffee filter to remove the pieces of orange pulp before you drink it or use it in a recipe.
Edit Warnings
- Be sure that your jar is completely full of vodka and that the seal is airtight. The alcohol will kill all of the germs on the surface of your fruit, but any oxygen in the jar can still cause the fruit to brown slightly.
Edit Things You'll Need
- Cutting board
- Chef's knife
- Small sterilized jar
- Bowl
- Sieve
- Small serving bowls (optional)
- Whipped cream, optional
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