Over the years, orange juice is used by man to quench thirst. It has a refreshing pleasant sweet and sour taste and a very intriguing and alluring aroma. Freshly squeezed orange juice has a short shelf life, but significantly exceeds the concentrates by the presence of useful elements in it. In addition to direct consumption, this drink is used in the preparation of various sweets, as well as as a filling for pies, sweets, and cakes.
Orange juice at home
Ingredients:
- water 3.5 liters;
- orange - 4 pcs .;
- citric acid - 1 teaspoon;
- sugar - 3 tbsp.
Preparation
Now tell you how to make orange juice. We take fresh oranges, wash them, dry them, clean them and cut them into small pieces, and crush them through a blender. After that, pour orange slices and a glass of boiling water in a bucket, add citric acid and set to settle for about a day.
After a while, boil the orange mixture, then whisk it well with a mixer and pour the remaining amount of water, preferably boiled and cooled. That's all, the natural juice from the oranges is ready, it remains only to sweeten the drink to taste and strain through gauze in the decanter.
Pumpkin juice with orange
Ingredients:
- pumpkin - 1 kg;
- granulated sugar - 100 g;
- water - if necessary;
- citric acid - 1 teaspoon;
- orange - 1 pc.
Preparation
Pumpkin cut into small slices. Orange washed, cut into small pieces, or even scrolled through a meat grinder. We shift the pumpkin and orange into a saucepan, pour a little water so that the liquid slightly covers the contents. When the pumpkin becomes soft, we shift the mass into a sieve and carefully grind, throwing away the skins of orange. The resulting mashed potatoes are brought to a boil, add sugar and citric acid.
The resulting juice with pulp is poured neatly into sterilized jars and immediately closed tightly with lids. We turn the jars upside down, cover with something warm and after the cooling of the juice, we remove the drink into a dark and cool place. Our pumpkin juice with orange is ready!
Cocktail with orange juice
Orange juice can be simply drunk, enjoying its excellent taste, and can be used as a basis for the preparation of original cocktails.
Ingredients:
- vodka - 20 ml;
- Freshly squeezed orange juice - 60 ml;
- lemon liqueur - 20 ml;
- lemon - 1 piece;
- ice.
Preparation
Let's figure out how to make a cocktail with orange juice. With lemon carefully in the form of a spiral, remove the zest and put it on the bottom of a glass-shaped glass. Then pour vodka, lemon liqueur and freshly squeezed orange juice into the glass with the zest. Add a little crushed ice and mix the drink. We serve a cocktail with a straw, adorned with a slice of lemon.
Milkshake with orange juice
Very simple and delicious cocktail with bright orange notes! This wonderful and joyful milk drink with orange juice is cooked at home in just 3 minutes. Do not believe me? Then try it yourself! You will like it very much!
Ingredients:
- orange juice - 100 ml;
- milk - 100 ml;
- cream - 50 ml;
- egg - 1 piece;
- orange and mint leaves - for decoration.
Preparation
So, put ice in the shaker, pour orange juice, milk, cream, break the egg and shake it well, and filter the contents into the glass.
Martini with orange juice
Ingredients:
- martini - 50 ml;
- orange juice - 150 ml;
- orange - 5 g;
- ice - 200 g.
Preparation
The glass of highball is filled up to the top with crushed ice. Then pour martini and orange juice. Stir well the drink and decorate with orange peel.