An extremely easy and quick candied orange peel recipe, with some secret tips and tricks. Use them in your favourite recipes, dip them in chocolate for a sweet treat, or give them as homemade gifts!
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Wash oranges thoroughly with water. Pat dry using a kitchen towel.
Cut off the ends using a knife. Score the orange cutting just the skin.
Continue making vertical cuts around the orange cutting each section about 2-inch wide.
Remove the orange peel following the cut lines.
In a medium pot of boiling water, cook peel until slight tender, about 4-5 minutes.
Drain in a colander and toss a few times to remove any remaining water.
Remove white Pith part using knife or spoon from all the peels as that is quite bitter and would result in a bitter product.
Now cut your orange peel into smaller strips. I like to cut it small so that I can use the orange peel later directly for cakes and sweet, but you can cut the peel into longer strips too if you want.
Transfer the small stripes to a boiling water and again boil for few minutes.
Drain in a colander and toss a few times to remove any remaining water.
Now take a pan and add freshwater, Sugar and Fresh Orange juice to the orange peels and let them simmer slowly on a low flame, stirring occasionally.
Cook until the syrup thickens and the orange peels have become translucent. (Takes about 8-10 minutes)
Transfer the candied peels with the syrup to an airtight glass jar and cool to room temperature.
Cover and refrigerate.
These Candied peels will last for at least 6 months in the refrigerator.
Ingredients
Directions
Wash oranges thoroughly with water. Pat dry using a kitchen towel.
Cut off the ends using a knife. Score the orange cutting just the skin.
Continue making vertical cuts around the orange cutting each section about 2-inch wide.
Remove the orange peel following the cut lines.
In a medium pot of boiling water, cook peel until slight tender, about 4-5 minutes.
Drain in a colander and toss a few times to remove any remaining water.
Remove white Pith part using knife or spoon from all the peels as that is quite bitter and would result in a bitter product.
Now cut your orange peel into smaller strips. I like to cut it small so that I can use the orange peel later directly for cakes and sweet, but you can cut the peel into longer strips too if you want.
Transfer the small stripes to a boiling water and again boil for few minutes.
Drain in a colander and toss a few times to remove any remaining water.
Now take a pan and add freshwater, Sugar and Fresh Orange juice to the orange peels and let them simmer slowly on a low flame, stirring occasionally.
Cook until the syrup thickens and the orange peels have become translucent. (Takes about 8-10 minutes)
Transfer the candied peels with the syrup to an airtight glass jar and cool to room temperature.
Cover and refrigerate.
These Candied peels will last for at least 6 months in the refrigerator.
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