How Do You Make Candied Orange Peel?
Candied blood orange peels make any dessert a special occasion. Simple and sophisticated, crystallized citrus peel will impress any of your guests. Add them to cookies, dip them in chocolate or sprinkle a few on a savory salad and surprise your taste buds. When choosing a blood orange, look for one that has a lovely, mottled pink and reddish-orange skin. Since this recipe uses the skin of the orange, finding a specimen with perfect skin is imperative. Wash and dry the orange well. Using a dedicated orange zester with both small and large zest capabilities, zest the orange using the large line part of the tool. On tools with both small and large zest capabilities, the metal end of the tool will have a line of small holes and one large hole. This large hole is how you get a large string of orange zest suitable for making candied orange peel. Using a zesting tool is a bit tricky at first. Hold the tool with the metal-end pointing up with your thumb also pointing up. The hand-hold is not u
