How to Supreme an Orange (or any citrus fruit)

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How to Supreme an Orange (or any citrus fruit)

Step by Step on how to Supreme or segment an orange, or any citrus fruit. Your fruit will look like restaurant quality citrus segments for salads and beyond.

Prep Time5

Cook Time0

Total Time5

Course: Fruit, How to, Salad

Cuisine: American, French, How To

Servings: orange

Calories: 62kcal

Author: Cyndy Ufkes ~ The Art of Food and Wine

Equipment

Serrated knife

Ingredients

1 cold orange, Navel, Valencia, Blood Oranges or any cold citrus

Instructions

Step 1: Cut off both ends of the orange so it sits flat on the cutting board
Step 2: Stand the orange upright and with the knife cut downward to remove the peel and the pith
Follow the natural curve of the orange from top to bottom. Continue around the orange until all peel and pith are removed.
Step 3: Once all peel is removed you can easily see the membrane between each segment.
Slice on each side of the membrane to remove each segment individually.
Step 4: Continue until each segment is removed

Notes

Any citrus will work for this method
Cold citrus is easier to cut and segment
Navel, Valencia, and Blood Oranges are easiest to segment because they are firmer. Softer oranges, such as Cara Cara, Mandarins, and Satsumas can be segmented but it can be harder to get a clean cut.

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