Recipe: Gastrique Corsica

Name: Gastrique Corsica
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 150 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: Gastrique Corsica for 4 to 6 people:; 5 sugar cubes; 10 cl (0.4 cup) of good wine vinegar; 30 cl (1.25 cups) of organic or freshly squeezed orange juice; 30 cl (1.25 cups) of prepared veal stock; 100 g (3.5 oz) of Cape Corsica orange jam (if you can find it) or organic bitter orange jam; salt and freshly ground pepper.

By chef patrick Asfaux 4.3/5 (15 reviews) · 🍳 32 made it

Prep 45 min

Cook 45 min

Rest 1h

Total 2h30

Servings 6 serv.

Ingredients for 6 servings

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Gastrique Corsica for 4 to 6 people:
5 sugar cubes
10 cl (0.4 cup) of good wine vinegar
30 cl (1.25 cups) of organic or freshly squeezed orange juice
30 cl (1.25 cups) of prepared veal stock
100 g (3.5 oz) of Cape Corsica orange jam (if you can find it) or organic bitter orange jam
salt and freshly ground pepper.

Step-by-step directions

1 In a thick-bottomed saucepan, arrange your sugar cubes then make a dark caramel over the heat without liquid.

2 Then, being careful of any splashing, quickly pour the vinegar while stirring with your whisk, let it reduce to a syrupy consistency.

3 Pour in your orange juice and let it reduce by three-quarters.

4 Add your veal stock, let it cook for 3 minutes while stirring, then add your orange jam.

5 Taste it, add a slight pinch of salt and grind some pepper.
This gastrique will be used to make the famous duck à l'orange but pairs best with white poultry, veal and pork meats, etc.
You can freeze it by putting it in ice cube trays and thus occasionally take some out according to your needs.
As usual, I want to thank my friend Xavier Calizi for his shipments from his Cape Corsica property.
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