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Recipes using very tart clementines?

Postby elderberry » Thu Jan 18, 2018 11:40 am

I bought a large box of clementines, all of which are too tart to eat...so presumably they'd be great to cook with. What sort of (vegan or fish) recipes might I use them in? First thoughts are to simply use them instead of lemons, would that generally work?

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Re: Recipes using very tart clementines?

Postby Joanbunting » Thu Jan 18, 2018 3:10 pm

You could try peeling them then poaching in very sweet syrup perhaps with a cinnamon stick or two. These could then be bottled to use as an instant dessert. Or you can make marmalade.

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Re: Recipes using very tart clementines?

Postby karadekoolaid » Thu Jan 18, 2018 5:15 pm

Well the obvious recipe would be a Clementine Tart. :gonzo :gonzo

Fish - wise, I think I might try a firm fish steak (Tuna or Swordfish) with a clementine- based sauce. I sense ginger, fresh chile, coriander leaf. Or a seafood broth with clementine supremes.

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Re: Recipes using very tart clementines?

Postby Pommes » Thu Jan 18, 2018 5:36 pm

Hi,

I found this Rick Stein recipe recently & found it was a very good cake.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/clem ... mond_72249

I did wonder at the time, if it would work equally as well with lemons?

Hope you enjoy it.

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Re: Recipes using very tart clementines?

Postby Stokey Sue » Thu Jan 18, 2018 5:39 pm

i was thinking clementine curd, as curd works well with most citrus?

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Re: Recipes using very tart clementines?

Postby Pommes » Thu Jan 18, 2018 5:41 pm

Oops, sorry, I missed the word 'vegan', so took another look at the recipe after posting & in a very short space of time felt virtuous in that it contained olive oil instead of fat, but then was promptly deflated by the '4 free-range eggs'!! So sorry.

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Re: Recipes using very tart clementines?

Postby Alexandria » Thu Jan 18, 2018 5:50 pm

A Spanish Bizcocho ( Almond Flour Tart ) normally uses lemon, or orange zest ..

Then, a tangerine brown sugar syrup drizzled lightly over a slice of the tart ..

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Re: Recipes using very tart clementines?

Postby elderberry » Thu Jan 18, 2018 6:23 pm

karadekoolaid wrote:Well the obvious recipe would be a Clementine Tart. :gonzo :gonzo

Fish ....with a clementine- based sauce. I sense ginger, fresh chile, coriander leaf.


I might try that tonight, thanks!
Good to start with something simple to see how these tart clems perform.

Thanks for all the other suggestions, I've got most of a 2.3kg box remaining, so there will be further experiments. My only worry is that I'll discover something we love, and then we'll never be able to get these tart jobbies again.

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Re: Recipes using very tart clementines?

Postby smitch » Thu Jan 18, 2018 6:41 pm

I've not tried it as I'm vegetarian, but Nadiya has a cod with clementines recipe https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2016/nov/04/nadiya-hussain-bake-off-interview-cod-clementine-curry-recipe

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Re: Recipes using very tart clementines?

Postby Lusciouslush » Thu Jan 18, 2018 6:46 pm

My first thought was ponzu - dressing or dip - subbing the lemon for clementines - which is what I did with sevilles when I had a surfeit - keeps very well in the fridge for a few weeks.

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Re: Recipes using very tart clementines?

Postby Pampy » Thu Jan 18, 2018 8:11 pm

The same thing has happened to me - bought a box of "easy peelers" (and they aren't) which are far too tart. I like the idea of KK's sauce with ginger and chillies. It would probably freeze well too.

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Re: Recipes using very tart clementines?

Postby karadekoolaid » Thu Jan 18, 2018 11:49 pm

It will certainly freeze well.
Plus the ginger and the chiles will improve the flavour with time.

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Re: Recipes using very tart clementines?

Postby elderberry » Fri Jan 19, 2018 10:49 am

Pampy wrote:The same thing has happened to me - bought a box of "easy peelers" (and they aren't) which are far too tart.


Sounds like the same batch. Mine were from Lidl, what about you?

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Re: Recipes using very tart clementines?

Postby MariaK » Fri Jan 19, 2018 10:50 am

What about marmalade? something like

https://www.marthastewart.com/868398/ta ... -marmalade

Dried clementine / tangerine peel is worth having around

https://www.marthastewart.com/868398/ta ... -marmalade

Though I'd use a teaspoon as scarper and dry it out in a low oven, airing cupboard or just string it up

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Re: Recipes using very tart clementines?

Postby Pampy » Fri Jan 19, 2018 7:07 pm

elderberry wrote:Sounds like the same batch. Mine were from Lidl, what about you?


Yes they were!

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Re: Recipes using very tart clementines?

Postby Stokey Sue » Sat Jan 20, 2018 12:42 am

I've had rubbish easypeelers from other supermarkets this year, they just aren't up to scratch

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Re: Recipes using very tart clementines?

Postby Badger's Mate » Wed Jan 24, 2018 4:52 pm

Slightly off topic as neither fish nor vegan, I was intending to do a recipe for duck with clementines and kumquats but haven't seen any kumquats. I imagine it will require a trip to Loon Fung Hong, by which time there might not be be clementines in the shops

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Re: Recipes using very tart clementines?

Postby kavey » Fri Jan 26, 2018 7:33 pm

Am probably too late (back recently from Thailand) but how about confit (candied) clementines?
https://www.kaveyeats.com/2012/01/confi ... osset.html

Edit: Can see that's essentially what Joan suggested!

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