Blood Orange Curd

Preparation info
  • Makes

    250 g

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Fire: A World of Flavour

By Christine Manfield

Published 2008

  • About

Made in the same manner as the classic lemon curd, this recipe can be adapted to use any citrus juice.

Ingredients

  • 5 egg yolks
  • 100 g castor sugar
  • 2 teaspoons finel

Method

Whisk the yolks, sugar and zest together in a bowl until pale and creamy. Add the juice and whisk until combined. Stand the bowl over a pan of simmering water and cook until it starts to thicken, stirring constantly.

Still stirring, gradually add the cold butter piece by piece, adding each piece as the previous one melts into the curd. When the last piece of butter has been added, remov