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Non-illustrated recipe

Candied Citrus Skins

  • For : real fans
  • Time : 1 h 50
  • Difficulty : easy

Ingredients for Candied Citrus Skins :

  • 4 oranges or grapefruits
  • 1 litre water
  • 500 g powdered sugar
  • 200 g white sugar
  • 1 piece star anise
  • 10 black peppercorns
  • 1 vanilla pod
  • 4 tbsp lemon juice

Technical stages for Candied Citrus Skins :

  • Clean thoroughly the fruits and cut the skins in large pieces. You can leave a bit of flesh with it. Blanch the zests in boiling water and drain as soon as it starts boiling again. Repeat twice more, changing the water every time. At the last blanch, finish up by dipping the zests in ice-cold water to fix the color. Drain.
  • Mix the powdered sugar, water, vanilla seeds, star anise, peppercorns and lemon juice in a pot. Bring to a boil and simmer for 1 h 30. The water must not be allowed to boil.
  • When finished, leave the peels in the syrup and soak overnight.
  • The next day, drain on paper towels and wipe to get rid of any excess sugar on the surface. Cut the chips in stripes and wrap them with white sugar.
  • NOTE :
  • Those zests will be served at the end of a meal with coffee or tea.
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The essentials

To make this recipe, some of these items will be required:

Peeler 7 cmPeeler 7 cm 8.50 Euro
InoxTerm 24h thermal food carrier - DenimInoxTerm 24h thermal food carrier - Denim 71.50 Euro
Vacuum food saver 1 litreVacuum food saver 1 litre 11.90 Euro