French Crepes Suzette
Ingredients
2 sugar cubes | ||
grated rind of 2 oranges | ||
1/2 lb of unsalted butter | ||
juice of 1 medium orange | ||
2/3 cup sugar | ||
3 tbs Grand Marnier | ||
8 large crepes | ||
1/3 cup additional Grand Marnier for flambe' |
This is a classical French Dessert.
- Rub sugar cubes over the orange rind and set aside.
- Place butter, orange juice, rind. granulated sugar and 3 tbs Grand Marnier into the pan.
- Light the burner and adjust the heat to low. Add the pan to the burner.
- Heat to a very slow bubble then add the crepes one by one, first laying them flat in the sauce, then folding them in half and in half again.
- Arrange folded crepes around the perimeter of the pan, overlapping.
- Count 2 crepes per person.
- When all the crepes are added, turn the heat to high and let sauce bubble until reduced by about half.
- Add the sugar cubes and the reserved liquor for the flambe.
- Count 30 seconds the tip the pan to ignite.
- Once lighted, shake the pan once or twice, basting the crepes with the flaming sauce.
- Serve at once.
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