Hot gingered clementines


Serves 1 - 168 calories


  • 8 clementines, peeled
  • 1 ounce canderel
  • half-pint orange juice
  • 1 piece stem ginger, cut into thin strips
  • quarter pint ginger wine or ginger ale
  • few pistachio nuts or chopped
  • 2 teaspoons arrowroot
  • hazelnuts to decorate

Method


  1. Soak the clementines in hot water for five minutes.
  2. Drain and scrape away all the pith.
  3. Place the orange juice, ginger wine or ale and sugar in a pan and simmer gently until hot.
  4. Blend the arrowroot with a little water and add to the pan.
  5. Simmer until thickened, stirring all the time.
  6. Add the clementines and stem ginger and simmer for fifteen minutes.
  7. Serve hot, decorated with nuts.