Italian
Silvia’s Masterclass
From
Silvia’s Masterclass
season
2
episode
9
Pomegranate and orange cocktail mixer
With
Silvia Colloca
SERVES
4
Ingredients
250 ml pomegranate juice
180g caster sugar
1 star anise
4 cloves
Pared zest of 1 orange, white pith removed, sliced into strips, and the juice
200 ml water
Pomegranate seeds, to serve
Aranciata Rossa, to serve
Method
Combine pomegranate juice, sugar, star anise and cloves, zest and juice of 1 orange and 200 ml water in a saucepan over medium heat, stirring until sugar dissolves.
Increase heat to high and bring to the boil, then boil for 6–8 minutes until slightly reduced.
Strain, transfer to a jug and set aside to cool.
Pour into a 250 ml glass bottle with a lid to give as a gift (along with a few bottles of Aranciata Rossa and a pomegranate).
To make the cocktail: add 3 tsp orange mixer and a few pomegranate seeds to a glass with ice and thin orange slices, then liberally pour in the aranciata.
Silvia Colloca
Silvia Colloca is an Italian-born food writer, opera singer, TV producer and host. She has authored seven cookbooks, including Silvia’s Cucina, Made in Italy, La Dolce Vita, Love, Laugh, Bake!, Simple Italian (2024), and The Italian Homecook (2025), all published by Penguin.
Silvia’s most recent television work is Silvia’s Italian Masterclass (Channel 10), with its latest season airing in October 2025. The series is currently funding for Season 4. She has also appeared as a special guest on SBS’s Mastermind in 2025. Her earlier TV credits include the SBS Food series Cook Like an Italian, which has screened internationally across three seasons, as well as Made in Italy with Silvia Colloca (SBS), filmed on location in the Le Marche and Abruzzo regions and earning her a 2015 TV WEEK Logie Award nomination for Best New Talent. She also co-wrote, co-produced and hosted the ABC prime-time series Silvia’s Italian Table in 2016.
Outside of food and television, Silvia has enjoyed a career as a celebrated opera singer and actress. In 2022, she released her debut solo classical album with Universal Music, which topped the Classical Charts for over 20 weeks. That same year, she performed with Andrea Bocelli at his Sydney concert, a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
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