Thursday, February 10, 2011

Champagne Jello with Orange Reduction

Ingredients:
Plain Gelatin (standard box has 4 pckts)
1 Bottle of Champagne (~3cups)
Orange Juice
Orange Wedges
Bitters

Directions:
Heat some water to boiling. Remove from heat and measure out 1 cup. Whisk in the 4 packets of gelatin until fully dissolved. Let cool to just about room temp (must not be hot or all the bubbles will go away - and it's all about the bubbles!). Slowly add the whole bottle of champagne - the more gently the better to keep the fizz in it. Pour into wine glasses or flutes or whatever - as long as they are big enough for spoons to get in!

For the orange reduction, cook down orange juice to a syrup with orange wedges added at the very end, and maybe 5-10 drops of bitters to counter the sourness. You can even skip the reduction and just use fresh whipped cream. Depends how much you like champagne!!

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