I kept some of the syrup to add to teas and other drinks. Either way, it made for delicious clementine peels. I agree that there is a significant amount of syrup and could probably be just as effective with 1/4 to 1/2 the recipe. I first made jam and didn't want to waste the peels. I used this with clementines rather than oranges as we had a surpluss of clementines. I have been using the leftover simple syrup on and in so many other dishes. I added two Chai tea bags to the simple syrup while cooking the peels. I’ll repost once I’ve tasted the final product. I understand it’s necessary to remove the bitterness but I’m afraid I’m loosing good orange flavor right along with it. ![]() We’ll see if that adds back any loss of flavor from boiling. I added orange extract/oil to the simple syrup mixture. Can’t wait until they are all the way done and half dipped in dark chocolate I just tasted a piece mid way through simmering in the water, sugar, and orange extract mixture and it’s delicious. I've been making this candy for 20 years and some people can't get over the fact it is pealing but I love it!ĭouglasville, adding orange extract to the simple syrup mixture. Also if you take a pareing knife and cut/scrape most of the white pith off before putting into water, it is much more less bitter. I like this one with it's 1:1 and 45 min. Other recepes call for 1:2 (sugar:water) and to only simmer for 20 minutes. If the syrup gets too thick, you can always add a little water and continue cooking. Then cook them in the sugar syrup until they are translucent. You can make this recipe with limes and lemons, you just need to blanch the rind 2 or 3 times. ![]() Very elegant with an espresso for the holidays. Part of this is going into Chocolate Salami, and will dip the rest in melted dark chocolate. And I too keep the simply syrup for coffee, tea, drinks. Too much syrup though, you could easily reduce to 2c sugar : 2c water. ![]() Readers' suggestion of using a bit of orange extract is good too. But I did add the 1 TBsp grenadine, it gives a lovely orange color to the peel. I like this recipe, not as involved as the Martha Stewart recipe I'd used before. This time I will save the simple syrup for my cosmos! ha ha! Couldn't have been better! What a great recipe! I will say I had really good large navel oranges to start with.
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