Orange-Ginger Gel Sheets

These gel sheets are very versatile. They can be cut into wide strips and used as a wrapper for sushi. You can cut them into squares and use them as a pseudo wonton wrapper. You can use round cookie cutters and make flavored "crepes" that hold either sweet or savory dishes. You can also just drape them over vegetables or stir fried meat.

In this recipe I use an orange and ginger flavored liquid but you can use any flavors you want for the dish you are creating. Most fruit juices are great for sweet sheets. Curries or herb infusions are wonderful with savory dishes.

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Modernist Tools, Ingredients, and Techniques Used

If you would like more information about the modernist techniques, ingredients, and equipment used in the orange ginger gel sheet recipe you can check out the following.

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Orange-Ginger Sheets Recipe

  • Published: January 3, 2013
  • By Jason Logsdon
  • Prep Time: 15 Minutes
  • Total Time: 30 minutes active time
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Orange-Ginger Sheets Ingredients

For the Orange-Ginger Sheets

Because they use modernist ingredients, these amounts for this component are given in metric by weight. Learn more about how to measure modernist ingredients in this article.

250g orange juice, preferably fresh
50mm / 2" piece of ginger, peeled and roughly chopped
1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
3.0g agar, 1.2%
2 gelatin sheets or 1/2 powdered gelatin packet, 1.4%

Orange-Ginger Sheets Instructions

For the Orange-Ginger Sheets

If using sheet gelatin, place it in a bowl of cold water to bloom. If using powdered gelatin combine it with 50 grams of water and 100 grams of orange juice. Let the gelatin bloom for 5 to 10 minutes.

While the gelatin is blooming place the remaining orange juice, ginger, and red pepper flakes in a pot. Bring to a simmer, remove from the heat and let steep for 10 minutes. Strain the orange juice and return to the pot.

Sprinkle in the agar and mix well with an immersion blender. Bring to a simmer while stirring occasionally. Let simmer for 3 to 5 minutes then remove from the heat.

If using powdered gelatin, whisk in the water-orange juice mixture and let dissolve. If using sheet gelatin, squeeze out the water and add the sheets, whisking them into the agar mixture until they dissolve.

Spoon some of the gel base onto the flat, plastic surface, tipping the surface until the gel evenly coats it. Let the sheet set, it should only take a few minutes, and then the gel sheet will be ready to use.

If you like this recipe you can get more than 80 other recipes from my book Modernist Cooking Made Easy: Getting Started. The book covers many of the popular modernist techniques such as gelling, spherification, and foams. It also explores modernist ingredients like agar, sodium alginate, tapioca maltodextrin, and xanthan gum. It is all presented in an easy to understand format and I think it's the best way to learn about modernist cooking.

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