Oranges en Surprise (Oranges en Surprise)

Origin: Paris, France

Source: Auguste Escoffier, 1907

Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Remove the tops of the oranges horizontally at three quarters of their height and empty them.
  2. Garnish the rinds with orange ice.
  3. Cover the ice with Italian meringue.
  4. Arrange them on crushed ice placed in a tray.
  5. Put into a fairly hot oven to colour the meringue quickly.
  6. On taking them from the oven, put back on each the piece of rind removed, fitted beforehand with a leaf and a stem in pulled sugar.
  7. Arrange on a napkin.

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