Candied Orange Peel

Giada De Laurentiis

Recipe courtesy Giada De Laurentiis

Show: Everyday ItalianEpisode: Happy Halloween

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Total Time:
2 hr 10 min
Prep
20 min
Inactive
1 hr 15 min
Cook
35 min
Yield:
about 12 candied peels
Level:
Intermediate
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Ingredients

  • 1 large navel orange
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Directions

Using a vegetable peeler, cut the orange part of the peel from the stem end of the orange down to the navel end, forming long 3/4 to 1-inch-wide strips. Bring a heavy small saucepan of water to a boil. Add the peels and cook for 1 minute. Drain and then rinse the peels under cold water. Repeat cooking the peels in the saucepan with fresh boiling water and rinsing under cold water.

Stir the sugar and 1/2 cup of fresh water in a heavy small saucepan over medium-high heat until the sugar dissolves. Bring to a boil. Add the orange peels and simmer over medium-low heat until tender, about 15 minutes. Using tongs, transfer the peels to a sheet of parchment paper to dry slightly, about 1 hour.

Line a small baking sheet with parchment paper. Stir the chocolate in a small bowl set over a saucepan of simmering water until melted and smooth. Dip 1 1/2-inches of each candied orange peel into the chocolate then place them on the prepared baking sheet and refrigerate until the chocolate is set, about 15 minutes.

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  • on April 18, 2011

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    I always use this recipe when I need candied orange peel for another like Florentines. Simple and easy!

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  • on February 01, 2011

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    I didn't like this recipe. I was hoping that the peel would not crystallize and stay soft, but it ended up crystallizing since the ratio of sugar to water is more. Plus, it doesn't say how many times you should boil the peels for. Gonna try again with a different recipe.

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  • on January 02, 2010

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    I brought this recipe to Xmas gathering and it was a hit with the grown-ups, more than the kids. I had access to some tangerines and recommend them as even better than the regular oranges (less pulp and expect the same would be so with Clementine oranges. They are a bit harder to make into long strips and I wonder if they would require as many boilings since they are so much thinner and have less pulp. But they tasted best of all (grapefruit was the worst!

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