Candied Orange Peel
A fun way to get your vitamin C in today.
Posted by Yumology
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Do your New Year's resolutions involve eating more fruit? Well, we're considering this fruit. Yes, it's coated in sugar, but we're still making the argument.
I found this recipe on one of my favorite food sites, Food 52. Savory Simple blogger, Jennifer Farley, created the original steps to this recipe, but I've altered it a tiny bit based on what I had available in my kitchen. Feel free to do the same.
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You Will Need (3 things)
- 4 ½ cup Granulated Sugar
- 8 cup Of Water
- 3 Oranges
Steps (7 steps, 180 minutes)
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1
Gather your ingredients. Make sure you have healthy oranges to work with.
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2
Carve the meat out of each orange half and slice the peels into strips.
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3
Add the strips to a pot and pour cold water over them.
Allow the water to boil and let the peeled orange strips simmer for 3 minutes.
Pour the water out and repeat this process two more times. -
4
After the third time, strain the orange strips, dump the water and wash the pot thoroughly with soap and water.
Now add the 2 cups of water and 2 1/2 cups of sugar to the pot and stir until the sugar melts to create a simple syrup.
Add the orange strips back into the simple syrup and allow them to simmer over medium heat for 1 hour.
After the hour has passed, stir the strips and let simmer for an additional 30 minutes. -
5
After 30 minutes use a slotted spatula or spoon to retrieve the orange peel strips from the simple syrup. Set them on a wire rack and allow the excess syrup to drip off.
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6
Add 2 cups of granulated sugar to a large bowl and slowly toss 5 or 6 candied strips of orange peel in at a time.
Set the sugar coated strips back onto the wire rack and allow them to dry there for another 3-4 hours. -
7
Place the dried peels in a mason jar with an additional 1/2 cup of sugar for a pretty storage or gift option.