Sugary Orange Peel

Name: Sugary Orange Peel
Prep time: 2 h 55 min
Cook time: 2 h 55 min
Total time: 2 h 55 min
Yield: 20
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 4 mediums navel oranges; 1 teaspoons salt; 118 milliliters semisweet chocolate chips, optional; 2 teaspoons shortening, optional; 473 milliliters sugar, divided; 237 milliliters water

You can never have too many hor d'oeuvre recipes, so give Sugary Orange Peel a try. One serving contains 122 calories, 1g of protein, and 2g of fat. This recipe serves 20. This recipe covers 2% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free, dairy free, and fodmap friendly diet. Head to the store and pick up navel oranges, sugar, shortening, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 2 hours and 55 minutes.

Instructions

With a knife, score the peel from each orange into quarters. With fingers, remove peel and white pith attached.

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Place peel in a saucepan; cover with water. Bring to a boil. Boil, uncovered, for 30 minutes.

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Water

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Drain and repeat twice.

Meanwhile, in another saucepan, combine 1 cup of sugar, water and salt. Bring to a boil; boil and stir for 2 minutes or until sugar is dissolved.

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Drain peel and add to syrup. Bring to a boil; reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, for 50-60 minutes or until syrup is almost all absorbed, stirring occasionally. (Watch carefully to prevent scorching.)

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Syrup