Recipe

Everlasting orange slices

  • 3 hrs cooking
  • Makes 2 Litre
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Ingredients

Everlasting orange slices
  • 12 (2kg) oranges
  • 10杯(2.5升)的水
  • 8 cup (1.75kg) caster sugar
  • 3/4 cup (180ml) orange-flavoured liqueur

Method

Everlasting orange slices
  • 1
    Bring a very large saucepan of salted water to the boil and add whole oranges. Return to the boil. Drain, and rinse under cold water. Repeat twice more. Cut oranges into 5mm-thick slices and remove seeds.
  • 2
    Combine water and sugar in same pan. Stir over heat until sugar is dissolved; do not boil. Add orange slices; simmer about 2 hours or until orange slices are soft and very shiny. Stir in liqueur. Gently spoon slices into hot sterilised jars and seal while hot.