Blood Orange Gastrique

A sweet-tart syrup reduction of sugar, rice wine vinegar, and fresh blood orange juice — a versatile gastrique for drizzling over duck, pork, or seafood.

ChineseVegetarianEasy20 minBy Northstar

Ingredients

Servings
8
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 0.5 cup rice wine vinegar
  • 2 each medium blood oranges, juiced

Instructions

  1. 1

    In a small non-reactive saucepan, combine the sugar, vinegar, and blood orange juice.

  2. 2

    Bring to a boil. Cook until reduced by 3/4 and thickened to a syrup consistency.

  3. 3

    Remove from heat, pour into a glass bowl, and cool completely before using. Yields about 1 cup.

Tags

emerilcondimentsaucegastriqueblood-orange