Mandarin Orange Lime Curd Food

MANDARIN ORANGE-LEMON CURD

Steps:

• Cut the butter into small cubes. Set aside and let it get to room temperature.
• Prepare the double broiler by filling a medium pot with 1 - 2 inches of water. Set a medium heatproof bowl (glass or stainless steel) over. Check the bottom of the bowl to make sure it didn't touch the water in the pot. Remove the bowl. Bring the water to a full boil over medium heat.
• Once the water is boiling, reduce to low heat and keep at a simmer. Add egg yolks, sugar, zests, juices and salt to the bowl. Set it over the pot of simmering water. Whisk constantly until thicken like sour cream, about 10 minutes. Curd will thicken more as it cools. Remove from heat. Add the butter and whisk until smooth.
• Transfer the curd to a small glass container or bowl. Cover with plastic wrap by pressing down to the surface of the curd. This will prevent a skin from forming on the curd. Refrigerate until cool.
• When ready to serve, remove the plastic wrap and give a few stirs. It's ready to be used.

MANDARIN ORANGE-LIME CURD

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, whisk together sugar, both zests, and egg yolks; whisk in citrus juices and salt. Add butter; place pan over medium-high and cook, whisking constantly, until butter has melted, mixture is thick enough to coat the back of a spoon, and bubbles form around edge of pan, about 11 minutes (do not let boil).
• Remove pan from heat immediately. Pour curd through a fine-mesh sieve into a glass bowl. Press plastic wrap against surface of curd; refrigerate until cool. Transfer to 6 seven-ounce jars; curd can be refrigerated in jars up to 2 weeks.

ORANGE CURD

Steps:

• Remove the zest from the oranges with a vegetable peeler, being careful to avoid the white pith. Put the zest in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a steel blade. Add the sugar and pulse until the zest is very finely minced.
• Cream the butter in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with a paddle attachment. Add the sugar/orange zest mixture and mix until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, one at a time, then add the orange juice and salt. Mix until combined.
• Pour the mixture into a 2-quart saucepan and cook over low heat until thickened, about 10 minutes, stirring constantly. The orange curd will be ready when it coats a spoon, and it will register about 175 degrees F on a candy thermometer. Be careful not to overcook, or it will curdle. Remove from the heat and let cool or refrigerate.
• Place the orange curd in a bowl and decoratively arrange the strawberries on a serving platter around the bowl.

LIME, ORANGE OR LEMON CURD

Steps:

• Soften the limes by rolling them back and forth with your hands on the kitchen counter; you will get more juice out of them if you do this.
• Grate the zest very finely, take care that you don’t grate the white pith.
• Squeeze the juice out of the fruit; you will need 150mL.
• Put the rind (zest), butter, sugar and juice in a heatproof basin.
• Stand this over a pan of boiling water and heat until the sugar and butter have melted.
• Lower the heat, you don’t want the water to boil now.
• Whisk in the eggs, when incorporated use a wooden spoon and stir until the curd has thickened and coats the back of the spoon, 20 to 25 minutes.
• Pour into hot jars, when cool label them.
• Use this recipe also to make orange or lemon curd, just make sure you have 150mL juice Keep in the fridge.