BENGALURU: Fresh orange juice is a must-have of every bar around the world. Just a splash is all it takes to spruce up a drink and make it a delicious cocktail. It’s the make-or-break ingredient for classics like the screwdriver, the bruncher’s favourite mimosa or if you’re feeling adventurous, a tequila sunrise!
Most barkeeps would agree that the orange juice should be fresh in order to get that extra burst of flavour. However, it’s only when you make the juice yourself, do you realise the sheer quantity of this precious fruit that could be considered ‘waste’. Of course, a few of the peels can be used as garnish but we were determined to find a way to use it all!
So, we started using the leftover mixture to make fresh marmalade. The best part is that this jam is as versatile as the juice itself. It can be used to give a bittersweet twist to cocktails or on your morning toast, for a breakfast of champions.
Marmalade
Ingredients
Fresh orange pulp - 100 gm
Discarded orange
peel - 200gm
Jaggery - 100 gm
Water - 500ml
Method
Let the mixture slowly
boil on low heat till it reduces to from a jam.
The Lantern
Ingredients:
Whiskey - 60ml
Lime juice - 10ml
Homemade orange marmalade - 5 to 8gm
Ice cubes
Method: Pour all
ingredients
one-by-one in a cocktail shaker
Shake with lots of ice cubes
Pour it into an old-fashioned glass
Garnish it with orange peel or dehydrated orange
OG Fizz
Ingredients:
Gin - 60ml Homemade orange marmalade - 10gm
Ginger ale
Method:
Build gin and marmalade in a highball glass
Give it a stir
Top it up with ginger ale
Use dehydrated
orange as garnish