Candied Orange Peel

Why throw away Orange peels when you can make something interesting out of it....

Ingredients

Orange Peel: Of 2 Oranges
Sugar: 1/4 Cup + 2 Table Spoon
Water: 4 Cups + 3 table spoon

Cooking Time: 45 minutes
Method

Wash and cut the orange peel to strips

To a pan pour 1 cup of water and add the orange peel
Let it boil well and then reduce the flame and simmer it for 5 to 8 minutes

Drain the water off and then again add 1 cup of water and let it boil and reduce the flame and simmer it for 5 to 8 minutes.
Repeat the same process of boiling and draining off the water 4 times
To a pan add sugar and 3 table spoons of water and make the sugar syrup
Reduce the flame to low and add the cooked orange peels to the sugar syrup

Let it boil (in low flame) until all the sugar syrup gets dried off and get coated on the orange peel

Switch off the flame and let it cool well
Put 2 table spoon sugar to a plate
Once cooled completely take the peels and roll it in sugar
Store refrigerated in an air tight container
You can use this for garnish or in fruit cakes or just dip in chocolate and have it