Candied Grapefruit Peels

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I love the bitter taste of grapefruit peel. Now I'm no cook. But years ago I found a recipe for candied grapefruit peel in the White Trash Cookbook (that was the name of it, no offense intended. I've since lost the book, so was thrilled to stumble across this. I spent 6 hours (and more sugar than exists in all of Cuba and ended up dumping the entire mess into the garbage can.I even had to throw out the pot because the redhot sugar crystalized to it instead of the peels, resulting in an epoxy-like material that a jackhammer couldn't dislodge. The peels remained unpleasantly wet even after four hours "draining" on a rack. Instead of crystalizing, they pigheadedly remained wet and then promptly burnt to an unappetizing shade of diaper brown. Tasting one resulted in third degree burns.The white trash recipe came out perfectly. Creating a Smoked Trout Soufflé Encroute in a Phyllo Crust would be child's play compared to this. (Wear asbestos oven mitts at all times if preparing. Good luck!

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for this particular application i like more grapefruit flavor so i do not boil the flavor out of it. i go right to the sugar step without the successive boils in fresh water. if there are kids around though, you probably want the additional boils to keep the tartness from being overpowering. matter of taste...

leaving the finished grapefruit peel to dry to a leather (no additional sugar or chocolate, approx. 4 days allows you to use the finished product for baking.

cut the strips into 1/2" squares and infuse them with a little orange oil (i use boyajian, 2 tsp/cup, cover and shake daily for 4 days at room temp. you get a lot of citrus bang in each piece.

biscotti. mix equal portions pistachios and grapefruit peel. ...really good.

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I think the taste for candied citrus peels is an acquired one, especially grapefruit. As a child I hated them but now that I have made them I am in love. The candied grapefruit peels are an excellent alternative to candy and a joy to make. Highly recommend, though the taste is not for everyone. I made a syrup from the leftover fruit, glazed some muffins with it, iced them with cream cheese icing and finished them off with chopped pieces of the candied peel --- yum!