The holiday season is officially here!
In my kitchen at least, it's Christmas time when the navel oranges are ripe enough for me to make my favorite holiday recipe.
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https://ssbipolar.com/2018/12/09/recipe-candied-orange-peels/
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Before and after : around two dozen oranges perforated, quartered, and peeled, with the peels submerged in salted water to soak overnight.
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The flesh of the oranges is also finding a delicious home. I ended up with around 12 cups of juice. 4 cups are in the fridge for tomorrow's breakfast, and the rest is getting cooked down to make concentrate, which I use in a few different baking recipes.
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There were a few oranges in the bag that were too small to quarter and peel. I put one of them to work elsewhere. π
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The whole process end to end (minus the juicing and the Manhattans) took under 30 minutes - roughly one minute per orange.
I've had a bunch of people say the recipe looks too complicated, but I've never had anyone try the recipe and then say it wasn't more than worth it.
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Day two is even easier: cook the soaked and drained orange peels in sugar syrup for 45 minutes, then cool and cover.
This is the first time I've used a steamer basket to keep the orange peel submerged while cooking, but it won't be the last time.
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Day three was so simple I forgot to take pictures. Once the orange peels sit in the sugar syrup overnight, you just take them out and put them on baking racks to drain and dry for a day or two.
Once they're done draining, you can use them right away or put them in the freezer for use throughout the year.
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Ready for Christmas!
The final step is to slice the finished orange peels into strips, and to dip those strips into tempered dark chocolate.
Some of these will go to loved ones, some will be Christmas day treats, and each one will taste like the spirit of the holidays.
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@SQLAllFather Arenβt you also the truffle maker? Your delicacies look amazing.
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I have been known to make truffles as well. π
If you're interested in giving these orange peels a try, the recipe is at the top of the thread. I know around a dozen people around the world who make them, and have never heard any negative feedback.
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@SQLAllFather These look soooo very delicious! π€©π Wishing you a joyful Christmas time. β¨π
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