Spiced Oranges

Name: Spiced Oranges
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 40 min
Ingredients: 1 kg/2 lb 4 oz oranges; 420 ml/14½ fl oz/1⅔ cups white wine vinegar; 350 g/12 oz/1⅔ cups granulated sugar; 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped; 1 thin slice of red chilli, finely chopped; 1 tbsp whole allspice; 5 star anise; ½ cinnamon stick; 4 tsp coriander seeds; 2 tbsp mace blades; 8 whole cloves; 4 tsp black peppercorns

Preparation info

Makes about:
1 kg

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
40 min

Appears in

The Art of Preserving

By Emma MacDonald

Published 2021

About

Spicy orange slices are delicious with roast duck and are remarkably good served with roast chicken, turkey and cold ham, too. The syrup can be used as a glaze when roasting poultry, pork and game.

Ingredients

1 kg/2 lb 4 oz oranges
420

Preserve
Gluten-free
Vegan

Method

Put the oranges in a large, heavy-based saucepan and add enough water to cover. Bring to the boil and then remove from the heat and drain well.
Put the oranges in a plastic freezer container, leave to cool for 2–3 hours, then freeze for 24 hours.
Meanwhile, put the remaining ingredients in a large, heavy-based saucepan. Slowly bring to the boil, stirr