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Blood Orange Curd

Blood oranges have a short season - January to March - so make the most of them!
Servings 1 medium jar

Ingredients
  

  • 2 blood oranges
  • 3 medium eggs
  • 25g unsalted butter
  • 175g caster sugar
  • 1 tsp cornflour
  • Lemon juice optional

Instructions
 

  • Zest both oranges and put the zest to one side.
  • Place the juice of one orange in the saucepan, with the eggs, butter, sugar and cornflour.
  • Simmer on a low heat, stirring often with a wooden spoon. The mixture will gradually thicken, until it coats the back of the spoon - keep an eye on it, you don’t want scrambled eggs!
  • Once you have a thick consistency, sieve the mixture into a mixing bowl.
  • Fold in the zest of the two oranges.
  • Gradually add remaining juice until you’re happy with the flavour and add a little lemon juice if the curd is too sweet for your liking.