Candied Orange Peel
1.
Prepare ingredients.
2.
Wash the orange peel with salt first to remove impurities and wax on the surface.
Then wash it several times with running water.
Note: The cleaning of orange peel is very important. After washing it thoroughly, you can rest assured when eating.
3.
After cleaning, divide the orange peel into 4 parts with a knife, and then peel off the peel.
Be careful when tearing, don't tear the skin, try to keep the skin intact.
4.
Scrape off the white flesh with a knife.
Be careful when scraping the white flesh, and try to scrape it cleanly. This can greatly remove the bitterness of the skin and enhance the fragrance and taste
5.
After removing all the white flesh, put cold water in the pot and add the orange peel.
After the high heat has boiled, turn to medium and low heat and simmer for 10 minutes.
6.
After 10 minutes, remove the orange peel and put it in cold water. Wash 2 times.
Then put it in a pot, put cold water, boil on high heat, turn to medium and low heat and simmer for 10 minutes. Then remove the cold water to wash.
Repeat 3 times in sequence. In this way, the bitterness of the orange peel is almost removed.
7.
Cook the orange zest, remove and drain. Start a pot from the beginning, put 1000 grams of water and rock sugar in the pot.
Boil the sugar on a low fire.
8.
After the sugar is boiled, add the orange zest. Bring to a boil on high heat, then turn to medium heat and cook slowly.
9.
Slowly the water will evaporate, the sugar solution will become thicker and thicker, and the orange peel will absorb the sugar solution more and more transparently. You can turn off the fire.
10.
Put the orange peel on the drying net with chopsticks and put it in the sun to dry.
When the sun is not good, you can put it in an oven or a drier to dry.
Or put the orange zest in white sugar and coat it with white sugar.
11.
Shred or dice the dried orange peel, put it in a clean bottle and keep it tightly sealed.
The candied orange peel is ready.
Orange peel tastes very fragrant, not bitter, not astringent, not sweet and greasy
Tips:
You can eat orange peel directly, soak in water, or add diced orange peel when making candies, biscuits, cakes, and bread to enhance the fragrance and taste of desserts!
