Caramelized Lychees – AFAM August Announcement
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Thanks to all those who participated in the AFAM poll. Sorry dear Lychee haters, but the clear winner is this tropical beauty also known as Litchi. Well, the season is almost over; but sure you can find some canned ones or some Lychee Puree or some Lychee Drink. A variety of Lychee products are available at your local Asian markets.
Think you can’t do much with Lychees? Check out this page: http://www.lycheesonline.com/recipes.cfm , there are about one hundred recipes here, from sweet to savory, from appetizers to main dishes, from desserts to drinks along with some salads and soups and more. There is something for everyone!
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A Fruit A Month event started by Maheswari of Beyond the Usual. Thanks Maheswari for giving me the opportunity to host this event.
So, ready to get cookin’? Here is how you participate in AFAM:
1. Prepare a dish with Lychees, Lychee Puree, Lychee Juice or any other Lychee product and post the recipe on your blog in the month of August.
2. Add a link back to this event announcement, and feel free to use this logo:
3. Please send me an e-mail to MailLiveToEat@gmail.com with the following info.
- Subject Line: AFAM
- Your name
- Your blog name
- A picture of the dish if you have one.
Or you can just leave a comment in this post with this info, I will come and get the picture.
4. Non bloggers can e-mail me the recipe and the picture and I will include it in the round up.
5. Deadline is August 25th and the round up will be posted before the end of August.
Looking forward to all the delicious entrees.
To get the ball rolling, here is a super simple recipe.
Caramelized Lychees
Ingredients
- 12 Lychees (Fresh or canned)
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup water
- a few spoons of Orange Marmalade
Method
Peel and remove the pit from the Lychees. (I just couldn’t remove the pits from fresh Lychees without tearing the fruits, so I gave up and used canned ones. )
Stuff some orange marmalade inside the lychees where the pit used to be.
In a heavy sauce pan, add sugar and water and bring to a boil on high heat and cook till the sugar dissolves completely.
Pour 1/3rd of the sugar syrup into a small bowl and keep aside.
Add the prepared lychees to the remaining sugar syrup in the pan and stir gently and cook till the sugar is caramelized and turns into deep brown color.
Add the rest of the sugar syrup and stir gently to combine and remove from the stove.
Serve over ice cream.
Recipe adapted from http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,,FOOD_9936_25594,00.html
These were delicious. We had ours with pineapple-coconut ice cream.
Check out my other Lychee recipes:
some more from the net
- Archana’s Lychee-Lemongrass Cooler
- Jyothsna’s Lychee Yogurt drink
- Lychee Kheer
- And a bunch of stuff…
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Category: Blog Events, Desserts, Lychee
Thank you for the excuse! I remember reading about a wonderful lychee sorbet…:)
Evelin, lychee sorbet sure sounds delicious… can’t wait to see the recipe!
Sig: The things we do for friends.
I’m risking my marriage… if Sachin comes home and sees one more dessert in the house, he’s going to run!!
But I’m running this risk for you. Just for you sweetheart!
Ditch all those 101 recipes for litchis… I am modifying an age old recipe to make you this month’s AFAM entry. Its in the oven right now and I do hope that it turns out fine
Totally tropical. If it turns out fine, you’re going to love it.
You will anyway, I am making it just for you, ain’t I?
Your caramelized lychees are sensational!! I made the recipe last night. Unfortunately, I don’t have a blog but I make a killer Lychee sorbet with Lychee Juice, Lichido Liqueur, Lemon Juice, Lemon Extract, and Ice.
Raaga, You made my day darling…
I woke up and saw this comment, and couldn’t stop laughing… 
Thank you sweetheart, and can’t wait to see the end result!
Anonymous, thanks for the feedback..
And that lychee sorbet sounds super delicious! Why don’t you send me the recipe at mailLiveToEat (@) gmail (.) com, and I will be more than happy to publish it in the round up.
I sent you an email… but was sooooooooo excited, that I forgot the link. Here goes: http://chefatwork.blogspot.com/2007/08/litchi-sauce-and-guessing-game.html
I love lychees but never had caramelised lychees. That is such a fantastic idea! Lychees are not expensive in Singapore, but are quite dear in Sydney where I live now.
you have not shown up for quite a while!! hope all is well at your end.
take care and hugs.
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