Candied Amanatsu Citrus Peel

Name: Candied Amanatsu Citrus Peel
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 fruits' worth Amanastu peel; 200 grams Granulated sugar; 200 ml Water; 1 Granulated sugar (for dredging)

cookpad.japan @cookpad_jp

Amanatsu peels are so pretty, so I thought I'd try making my own candied peel with it. I wasn't too precise cutting up the peel, so this may not be very professional, but I had great fun making it.

It's really important to remove all of the white pith from the peel, otherwise your candied peels will be bitter. Leave the peel to dry completely in Step 5 is also very important, otherwise it will just absorb the dredging sugar and become soggy. You can make this recipe with any citrus fruit. However, grapefruits have a very distinctive bitter taste so it may not work well. Recipe by mashiho

Amanatsu peels are so pretty, so I thought I'd try making my own candied peel with it. I wasn't too precise cutting up the peel, so this may not be very professional, but I had great fun making it.

cookpad.japan @cookpad_jp

Amanatsu peels are so pretty, so I thought I'd try making my own candied peel with it. I wasn't too precise cutting up the peel, so this may not be very professional, but I had great fun making it.

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Ingredients

3 servings

3fruits' worth Amanastu peel
200 gramsGranulated sugar
200 mlWater
1Granulated sugar (for dredging)

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Steps

1

Soak the amanatsu peel overnight, changing the water periodically. The following day, squeeze gently with your hands. Then boil, change the water, and boil again for a total of 4 times.
2

Using a spoon, remove the pith from the peel. The peel is very bitter, so be thorough. Try to remove it so that the peel becomes a uniform thickness. Cut to your desired size using kitchen scissors.
3

Dissolve the sugar and water in a pot over a low heat. Add the Step 2 amanatsu peel, and continue to simmer on low. Agitate the pan so that all the surfaces of the peel come in contact with and absorb the syrup.
4

Reduce the syrup so that only a foam remains, as pictured (just before it starts to brown, as when making caramel sauce). The peel should be a rich orange color. Remove from the pan, and arrange on a sheet of parchment paper to cool.
5

Check to see if the peel has cooled completely: if a finger pressed down on the peel remains dry, it's okay. Put the sugar in a tupperware container and dredge the peel. Allow to dry, then store in a jar. Provided you add a silica gel pack (or similar) to the jar, you can store it in the fridge.