Best Bitter Orange Ice Cream Recipes

CIPRIANI'S CHOCOLATE ICE CREAM WITH BITTER ORANGE SAUCE

Steps:

• For the Gelato:.
• In a dry 3 quart saucepan, cook 1/4 cup of sugar, undisturbed, over moderate heat until it begins to melt.
• Continue to cook, stirring with a fork, until sugar is completely melted and becomes deep golden brown in color.
• Remove from heat and dip pan briefly into an ice water bath to stop cooking.
• Cool pan about 5 minutes, then return to moderate heat, add milk and whisk until caramel is melted and milk is incorporated.
• Whisk in cocoa and keep whisking till mixture is well combined.
• Keep warm while you prepare chocolate and custard base.
• Melt chocolate in a bowl over barely simmering water.
• In a bowl, beat (using electric mixer) the eggs and the remaining 3/4 cup of sugar until the mixture is thick and pale.
• Whisk the caramel mixture and the chocolate into the yolk mixture, pouring them in in streams and whisking all the while.
• Now, cook this mixture (your gelato) in s heavy saucepan over medium low heat, stirring constantly, until candy thermometer registers 140°F.
• Cook (do not boil) 4 minutes more, stirring frequently.
• Remove from heat, cool completely and then freeze in your ice cream maker according to its directions.
• For the sauce:.
• In a dry 1 quart saucepan, cook the 2 tablespoons of sugar undisturbed over medium heat until it begins to melt.
• Continue to cook, stirring with a fork until the sugar melts completely and turns golden.
• Remove from heat and allow to cool.
• While caramel is cooling, blanch the julienned orange zest in boiling water for 15 seconds then drain.
• Return caramel to medium heat and add orange juice and zest, whisking until caramel is completely melted.
• Whisk in the preserves or marmalade until combined well.
• Remove from heat and stir in liqueur.
• Pool sauce on individual plates and place scoops of the gelato on the sauce.
• Garnish, if desired, with raspberries and mint sprigs.

BITTER ORANGE ICE CREAM

Steps:

• If using Seville oranges, grate the zest of 2 of them. Squeeze the juice of all 3 and pour into a bowl with the zest and sugar. If you're going for the sweet orange and lime option, grate the zest of the orange and 1 of the limes, juice them and add to the sugar as before. Stir to dissolve the sugar and add the heavy cream.
• Whip everything until it holds soft peaks, and then turn into a shallow airtight container (approximately 2-quarts) with a lid. Cover and freeze until firm (from 3 to 5 hours). Remove to ripen for 15 to 20 minutes (or 30 to 40 minutes in the refrigerator) before eating. Serve in bowl, in cones, with wafers - however you like.

BITTER ORANGE ICE CREAM

Steps:

• If using the seville oranges, grate the zest of two of the oranges. Squeeze the juice of all three oranges into a bowl with the zest and sugar.
• If using the one orange and two limes, grate the zest of the orange and one lime, juice all and add the sugar as before.
• Stir to dissolve the sugar and add the heavy cream.
• Whip everything until it holds soft peaks, and then turn into a shallow airtight container (approx 2 quarts) with a lid. Cover and freeze until firm, about 3 to 5 hours.
• Remove to ripen for 15-20 minutes at room temperature or 30-40 minutes in the refrigerator before eating.

BITTER ORANGE ICE CREAM

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 450°F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil and set a rack on it.
• Set the oranges, cut side down, on the rack and roast until the skins are blackened and crisp, about 45 minutes, flipping the oranges halfway through the cooking time. Remove from the oven and cool. Fill a large bowl with ice water. Set a small bowl inside with a fine mesh sieve over it.
• Put the cooled orange pieces into a blender with 1 cup of the milk and purée until smooth, adding more milk if needed to liquefy it. Pour the mixture into a medium saucepan and add the remaining 1 cup milk, the cream, and 1/4 cup of the sugar. Heat the mixture over medium heat, stirring, for about 4 minutes, until very hot and steaming but not boiling.
• Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, whisk the egg yolks, remaining 1/2 cup sugar, and salt together until lightened. Gradually whisk in the orange-milk mixture; return mixture to the saucepan and cook over medium-low heat until custard thickens and coats the back of a spoon, about 5 minutes (do not boil). Pour into the fine mesh sieve set over the bowl in the ice bath.
• Press on the mixture in the strainer with a rubber spatula to remove the orange pulp. Discard the solids and freeze the custard in an ice cream maker according to the manufacturer's instructions, transfer it to an airtight container, and freeze for up to 2 weeks.