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HOWTOCUTCITRUS
SUPRÊMES

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hereareseveralreasonstocutyourcitrusfruits

intopith-freesegments,orsuprêmes.
•Thepithisbitterandcanruintheflavorofthe
fruit. I’m sure many a grapefruit hater would
change his mind after tasting sweet pith-free
segmentsthewaytheywereintended.
• The membranes between the segments are
papery,getstuckinyourteeth,andaddnothing
totheflavorofthefruit.
• The slices can be incorporated much more
attractivelyintoafinisheddish.Fruitsaladswill
betastier.Relishesandvinaigrettescanbeeaten
withouthavingtopickoutbitsofmembrane.
•Knowinghowtodoitmakesyoulookwaycool.
STEP 1: REMOVETHETOPAND BOTTOM OF
THE FRUIT Start by slicing the top and bottom off
yourfruit,exposingtheflesh.
STEP2:STARTREMOVINGTHESKIN Standthe
fruit on one of its cut surfaces and carefully cut away
theskinwithasharpchef’sorsantokuknife,following
the contours of the fruit to remove all the white pith


butaslittlefleshaspossible.
STEP 3: REPEAT Continue removing the skin and

pith in this manner, working all the way around the
fruit.
STEP4:TRIMASNECESSARY Oncealltheskinis
removed,scanthefruitoncemoreandremoveanybits
ofpithleftbehind.
STEP 5: SLICEALONGTHE MEMBRANES Pick
upthefruit,holditoverabowl,anduseyourknifeto
makeasingleincisionalongthesideofthemembrane
separatingtwosegments.
STEP 6: SLICE ALONG THE OTHER SIDE OF
THE SEGMENT Make another cut along the
membrane on the other side of one segment. This
shouldreleasethesegmentintothewaitingbowl.
STEP7:REPEAT Continue cutting along both sides
ofeachsegmentuntilallofthemhavebeenreleased.
STEP 8: JUICE Squeeze the remaining membranes
with your hands, or use a potato ricer, to extract any
remainingjuice.Tostorecitrussegments,keepthemin
asealedcontainerintheirjuice.
STEP 9: DRAIN AND USE Before using the citrus
segments, drain away the juice and reserve it for
another use, such as mixing into the dressing or
drinking alongside the salad. Cut the segments into
smallerpieces,ifdesired