Orange Juice (Jugo de Naranja)

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Eight oranges peeled to the pulp, blended with water and sweetened with honey rather than sugar. No juicer needed, and straining is optional.

Prep Time3

Total Time3

Course: Drinks

Cuisine: Colombian

Keyword: orange juice

Servings:

Calories: 208kcal

Author: Angela Giraldo

Ingredients

8 oranges peeled down to the pulp
2 cups water or none at all: see the notes
Honey to taste, in place of sugar
Ice cubes

Instructions

Peel the oranges, taking off all the rind and the white pith so only the pulp is left.
Cut each one into 4 pieces and take out the seeds.
Put the orange pulp in the blender with the water, sweeten with a little honey and blend.
Strain it if you want, to take out what is left of the pulp.
Pour into glasses and add ice.

Notes

This is blended, not squeezed, which is the Colombian way and why the recipe says no juicer is needed. It also means the pith has to come off properly: the white layer under the rind is bitter, and a squeezer never touches it while a blender turns it into the whole drink. Take the seeds out too, for the same reason. The water is optional. The recipe's own note says you can add as much or as little as you like, or none, and the difference is real: eight oranges blended on their own give something thick and intense, and two cups of water turns it into a long drink. Honey rather than sugar is what this recipe uses. It dissolves into cold liquid more easily than granulated sugar does and it brings its own flavour, which sits well against orange. Straining is a matter of taste. Left unstrained the juice has body and settles into layers; strained it is smoother and thinner.

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