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Cucumbers braised in butter and cooked in a orange sauce.
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Braised cucumber in orange sauce

Cucumbers braised in butter and cooked in orange sauce

Ingredients

  • 1 cucumber
  • 25 g butter
  • grated rind of one orange
  • 150 ml orange juice
  • 4 tbsp double cream
  • salt and pepper

Instructions

  • Peel the cucumbers. Cut in half lengthwise and scoop out the seeds using a spoon.
  • Chop into slices around 5mm thick
  • Melt the butter in a pan.
  • Add the cucumber and orange rind and cook for three minutes.
  • Add the orange juice and bring to the boil. Cover the pan and cook for seven minutes.
  • Drain the juice into a small pan and add the cream
  • Bring to the boil and keep stirring until the sauce thickens.
  • Add salt and pepper to season and pour the sauce over the cucumber