Agrumi is Italian for citrus fruits, and this semifreddo is fragrant with lemon and orange rind.
Ingredients
Candied lemon and orange
Method
Main
1.For candied lemon and orange, blanch citrus slices three times, changing water each time. Drain well. Meanwhile, bring sugar and 375ml water to the boil in a wide saucepan. Add citrus slices and cook over low heat until translucent (45 minutes-1 hour). Add juice, transfer to a non-reactive container and cool.
2.Bring milk and pouring cream just to the boil in a saucepan over medium-high heat.Meanwhile, whisk yolks and sugar in a bowl until pale. Pour milk mixture over yolks then return to pan, stirring over low heat until thick (5-10 minutes). Cool over ice, add lemon and orange rinds, churn in an ice-cream machine until semi-frozen.
3.Meanwhile, whisk thickened cream to soft peaks, then fold through semi-frozen mixture. Transfer to a 2-litre rectangular tin lined with plastic wrap, freeze until firm (2-4 hours). Dip in hot water to remove semifreddo, slice and serve with candied lemon and orange.