Blood Oranges - what to do with them

spendingmad

Morning!

I went shopping last night and bought some whoopsied oranges (7) however on getting them home I realised they were blood oranges!

Can I use them as normal oranges in cooking (dont fancy eating them) or will they be too tart?

Any suggestions for good blood orange recipes

I have read the 'using up oranges' thread but want to check the difference between normal and blood

Thanks

TonyMMM

No difference at all from normal oranges other than juice being red/pink .....eat or use as normal

mummyjane

I made a lovely chocolate orange cake with the zest and juice of two blood oranges (like you I didn't realise they were different until I cut them open as they came in my vegbox).

lostinrates

Blood orange icecream!

Orange tart. They should eb tasty as well as beautiful.

cheerfulness4

I think they are lovely sweet oranges. I used to think them a rare treat when my dad gave us one to snack on.

snoopytweety

Hi,

Slice them up and lay them on a baking tray in your airing cupboard, and let them harden up. Then make a smal hole at the top and thread ribbon through - amazing christmas decorations for next year and/or gifts for appreciative friends! :-)

Justamum

spendingmad wrote: »

(dont fancy eating them)

Why on earth not? They are the nicest, juiciest oranges around I think. They used to be available much more when I was a child, then they seemed to go out of fashion. I'm delighted that they've come back over the past few years - and my children love them too!

They don't call them blood oranges any more though do they? They seem to be either red or ruby oranges. Oh well, a rose by any other name . . .

ginvzt

You can make anything you want with them - if anything, I often find the blood oranges sweeter than the yellow ones. You can make marmalade (I did this before - lovely colour, as well as taste), juice, use them in cakes.

I actually prefer the blood oranges - it is just that they are not for sale much!

lornz23

ooo freshly squeezed blood orange juice is lovely!

RAS

Think you may be getting confused between blood oranges - sweet but with red juice and seville oranges - bitter for marmalade. The latter can be got at 75p whoopsied in Sainsbos.

spendingmad

just eatten one and it was lurvely!

I always thought they where really tart and not nice to eat.

I will be eatting these - they will not be disguised in something else!

You learn something everyday:D