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  • 3 eggs
    plus 3 egg yolks, lightly beaten
  • 1 tsp cornflour
  • 80g caster sugar
  • 150ml fresh clementine juice
    (from about 6 clementines), plus 2 tsp clementine zest
  • 1 lemon
    juiced
  • 100g cold unsalted butter
    cubed

Nutrition: Per tbsp

  • kcal45
  • fat3g
  • saturates2g
  • carbs3g
  • sugars3g
  • fibre0g
  • protein1g
  • salt0.08g
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Method

  • step 1

    Strain all of the eggs through a sieve into a large heatproof bowl. Add the cornflour and caster sugar and whisk until smooth. Pour the clementine and lemon juice through the sieve into the bowl to catch any pips, then stir through the clementine zest and cubes of butter.

  • step 2

    Set the bowl over a pan of gently simmering water, ensuring the bowl doesn’t touch the water, and cook for 20-25 mins, stirring continuously until the curd has thickened, forms a glossy coating on the back of the spoon and leaves a trail when you drag your finger through it.

  • step 3

    Pour the curd into two 324ml sterilised jars (see tip, below), seal and cool. Keep in the fridge and use within two weeks.

Recipe tip

To sterilise the jars, first wash them in hot, soapy water, then rinse clean and dry upside-down in the oven at 160C/140C fan/gas 3 for 12 mins.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, Homemade Christmas 2021

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mommytsang

There are no measurements for butter, cornflour and sugar . Not sure how I can make it without .

Biddlybong

Delish. There was no straining going on in this house at all.

GPSJane

The recipe is ok, but you really should not bother straining the raw eggs. You need to strain the final product anyway and any coagulated lumps of egg will come out then.

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