Orange Peel Preserve Recipe Glyko Koutaliou Portokali

ORANGE PEEL SPOON SWEET - GLYKO PORTOKALAKI

Steps:

• Wash und rub well the oranges.
• Slice the orange peel in half, then quarters, then eighths - top to bottom. Remove peel in strips (eat the oranges!).
• Cut strips in half, across the width.
• Orange peel, with or without the external part, is bitter. This process removes most of that bitterness without bleaching out the flavor, and softens the peel. Place peel in a saucepan with enough cold water to cover by 2 inches. Bring to a boil and cook for 5 minutes, timing from when it starts to bubble.
• Drain in a strainer or colander and rinse under running cold water.
• Repeat step 4 boiling for 3 minutes. Repeat step 5. Total boiling time: 11 minutes.
• Place sugar and water in a saucepan and stir until sugar is dissolved.
• Bring to a boil over high heat and cook for 5 minutes.
• Add orange peel, return to a boil, and cook for about 10 minutes just until the syrup begins to thicken slightly (it should be quite syrupy - but thick enough to coat a metal spoon).
• Stir in lemon juice and remove pan from heat.
• Allow to cool completely before storing in sterilized jars.
• Note. I like to rolls peel strips before cooking them (fixing with a stick) or simply rolling them before placing in the jar.

GLYKO PORTOKALAKI: ORANGE PEEL SPOON SWEET

Steps:

• Remove all the dark orange external layer of peel using a fine vegetable grater.
• Trim off the ends of the orange (removing enough to expose the orange pulp) and discard.
• Slice the orange in half, then quarters, then eighths-top to bottom. Remove peel in strips.
• Cut strips in half, across the width. You can make a bias cut (on a slant) but a straight cut works just as well.
• Place peel in a saucepan with enough cold water to cover by 2 inches. Bring to a boil and cook for 5 minutes, timing from when it starts to bubble.
• Drain in a strainer or colander and rinse under running cold water.
• Repeat steps 1 and 2, boiling for 3 minutes.
• Repeat step 3. Total boiling time: 11 minutes.
• Lay pieces of peel on a kitchen towel and allow to dry for several minutes to several hours. If you need to take a break, this is the place to do it. The peel won't dry completely. This is just to remove the excess moisture.
• Place sugar and water in a saucepan and stir until sugar is dissolved. Bring to a boil over high-heat and cook for 5 minutes.
• Add orange peel, return to a boil, and cook for 5 to 7 minutes until syrup begins to thicken slightly (it should be quite syrupy-but thick enough to coat a metal spoon).
• Stir in lemon juice and remove the pan from heat.
• Allow to cool completely before storing in sterilized jars.

GREEK ORANGE SPOON SWEET (GLIKO KOUTALIOU PORTOKALI)

Steps:

• Wash the oranges and thinly slice off the top and bottom.
• Put them in a pan with enough water to cover them and boil for 1 hour.
• Let them cool and then weigh them. Weigh out as much sugar.
• Cut in half horizontally and then cut the halves in half vertically.
• Cut the quarters into thin slices - 1/2" approximately.
• Empty the water from the pan and put the oranges in the pan.
• Add the sugar.
• Bring to a boil and simmer until it becomes a syrup - not too thick. This should be about 30 minutes.
• Put the hot sweet into hot sterilized jars and keep on counter until cooled. Store in refrigerator.