02/26/2011

How to Supreme Citrus Fruits

No one has poorer knife skills than I do. I mean no one. My modus operandi is to proceed super slowly while whispering a prayer with every move. When it comes to anything involving a knife, if I can do it so can anybody.

The season’s gorgeous blood oranges, navels, grapefruits beg to be segmented. They’re even prettier so and make a beautiful garnish for salads, entrees and desserts. My favorite way to use them is on top of cakes and as a crêpe filling/topping.

On a cutting board, cut both ends of the citrus fruit.

Secure the fruit with one hand. Use a sharp knife to peel it from top to bottom, removing the skin and pith and following the contour of the fruit.

Supreme the fruit by cutting out each segment from between the skin walls.

Enjoy!

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16 Responses to “How to Supreme Citrus Fruits”

  1. 1

    Sonia (Nasi Lemak Lover) — 02/26/2011 @ 2:54 pm

    Good knife skill! Have a nice weekend.

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    Nisrine Merzouki — 02/26/2011 @ 4:26 pm

    Oh Sonia, this is the first compliment ever on my knife skills. Not sure I deserve it. Pictures can make things look prettier than they are.

    Have a lovely weekend!

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    Kulsum@JourneyKitchen — 02/26/2011 @ 4:47 pm

    I don't know just the site of citrus makes me happy :-) Congrats on new blog design Nisrine

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    Jennifurla — 02/26/2011 @ 6:12 pm

    Nice, today I learned this and how to make aproper omelet.

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    Bryan — 02/26/2011 @ 7:22 pm

    Great skill, segmenting is harder than it looks.

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    The Glamorous Gourmet — 02/26/2011 @ 9:56 pm

    A great skill to know and it does take some practice to get good at it! It's especially hard if the fruit is too ripe. Thanks for sharing and your photos are lovely:)

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    Joanne — 02/27/2011 @ 12:41 pm

    Thanks so much for this tutorial! I tried to attempt segmenting some oranges last year and failed miserably. I feel much more confident about it thanks to your photos!

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    pierre — 02/27/2011 @ 2:22 pm

    j'ai compris comment savoir faire quand j'ai vu CH Michalak le réaliser ; !!
    pierre

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    elra — 02/27/2011 @ 4:44 pm

    I can imagine making Moroccan orange salad. Yum!

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    Happy Cook — 02/27/2011 @ 6:52 pm

    I can never segment my oranges so beautifull.

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    Lucy — 02/27/2011 @ 7:02 pm

    Thank you for sharing this step-by-step! The segments look perfect and I look forward to giving this a go.

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    Kerstin — 02/27/2011 @ 9:24 pm

    Lovely tutorial :) I took a knife skills class and that definitely helped me and makes things go so much faster!

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    Fresh Local and Best — 02/27/2011 @ 11:47 pm

    This is my favorite way to add oranges to a salad.

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    Ilke — 02/28/2011 @ 3:04 am

    Great how-to! I was making a fruit salad for brunch get-together today, and thought about doing this with two oranges I had. Then chickened out and opened a can of mandarin slices!

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    Dana — 03/01/2011 @ 3:12 am

    What a great guide! It's such a good thing to know.

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    Magic of Spice — 03/03/2011 @ 11:49 pm

    Wonderful tutorial!

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