Food & Nutrition

Silky Orange Panna Cotta with Citrus Syrup

Panna cotta

Ingredients:

– 2 cups heavy cream (35% fat)
– ½ cup sugar
– 1 packet unflavored gelatin (about 2½ tsp)
– 2 oranges
For the syrup:
– ½ cup water
– ½ cup orange juice
– vanilla sugar (or 1 tsp vanilla extract)

  1. Finely grate the orange zest.
  2. Place the gelatin in a small dish, add a couple of tablespoons of water, and let it sit for 30 minutes.
  3. Divide the cream into two equal parts; refrigerate one half. In the other half, add the sugar, stir, and heat over medium heat. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat, and simmer for about 10 minutes, stirring to prevent burning. Remove from the heat and cover.
  4. Whip the refrigerated half of the cream to stiff peaks.
  5. Melt the bloomed gelatin over a double boiler and stir it into the hot sweetened cream. Fold in the whipped cream and the grated orange zest.
  6. Divide the mixture into serving dishes and refrigerate for 4 hours.
  7. Peel the oranges, separate them into segments, remove the membranes, and cut the segments into small pieces.
  8. Prepare the syrup by boiling the water and orange juice with the vanilla sugar or 1 tsp vanilla extract. Add the orange pieces, simmer briefly, then remove from the heat and let cool.
  9. Spoon the cooled syrup over the panna cotta before serving.