I must admit that I have had Seville Orange envy for a few years now. Every year
Rebecca posts about
making Seville Orange Marmalade. A couple of years ago (have we been at this that long?) she was kind enough to
send me some. Her Marmalade was wonderful, but it didn't last very long! For two years I have been searching for a source for my very own Seville Oranges. Finally, I was able to find them this year. I am so glad because not only have a been checking out
Rebecca's marmalade activities, but I have also been dying to make some
orange marmalade cookies. After some minor mishaps with the company I ordered from I ended up with about three times as many oranges as I was expecting, and some grapefruit and tangerines too! I ended up making two batches of Marmalade. This one from David Lebovitz was great as I don't have a whole lot of experience wit Marmalade. I have made citrus jelly in the past, but never Marmalade. It makes a really small amount, I ended up with 3 1/2 pints. At the last minute I decided to swap out the whiskey for Grand Marnier.
The best part of making this one was a happy accident I had at the end of the process. I had about 1/4 cup of marmalade left in the bottom of the pan and still needed to make dinner. It was getting late and I was feeling terribly lazy. I was planning to make some simple salads with a little steak on top. So I poured a little olive oil the pan with the marmalade and added a couple of teaspoons of soy sauce. David looked quite skeptical, but it was so good I'm actually working on a more official recipe to post here. Plus, I had one less pan to wash.
