Ingredients:
4 big oranges
1 cup of water
1 cup of sugar
1 tablespoon of orange liqueur (optional)
Fresh mint for garnish (optional)
Directions:
Prepare orang:
Wash the oranges thoroughly under cold water.
Peel the oranges with a sharp knife and remove the entire shell and white skin. Make sure to keep as much as possible from the pulp.
Extract juice:
Halve the peeled oranges and remove the seeds.
Press the juice from the oranges with a citrus press or a juicer. You should get about 2 cups of fresh orange juice.
Prepare sugar solution:
Mix water and sugar in a saucepan.
Heat the mixture over medium heat until the sugar has completely dissolved. Stir occasionally to ensure that the sugar is evenly distributed.
Let the sugar solution cool.
Make the orange sorbet basis: