Due to the high sugar content, candied fruits are very high in calories, but they are also deliciously tasty. They are the decoration of any dessert. Today we will learn how to prepare citrus fruits in the home.
Candied fruits from pomelo
Ingredients:
- pomelo - 1 pc .;
- sugar - 3 items;
- water - 1 tbsp.
Preparation
From the pomelo, peel off the skin along with a thick white layer, cut it into slices and fill it with cold water for 2 days. We make sure that the crusts are completely covered, if necessary, we "pour" them. To leave all the bitterness, water is changed 2 times a day.
After a while, fill the crust with fresh water, boil it and drain it. Cool in cold water and again bring to a boil. Repeat until the crust is transparent (5 times). We put it back in a colander and let it drain. Place the crusts in a saucepan, cover with sugar, add a glass of water. We put on the fire and cook for about 40 minutes after boiling. Let's cool down and lay out on the parchment-covered dish. We leave to dry near the battery for 4 days, periodically turning over.
To accelerate the process to several hours you can in the oven on the smallest fire. The door must be ajar. To make the candied fruit not stick, a couple of times we shift it.
Lemon candied fruits - express method
Ingredients:
- lemons - 5 pieces;
- sugar - 2 items;
- water - 1 item;
- salt - 2 teaspoons;
- citric acid - to taste.
Preparation
Lemon peel flooded with water, bring to a boil and cook on low heat for 10 minutes. Crusts drain and cool under cold water. Again, put them in a saucepan, pour water with a teaspoon of salt and cook for 10 minutes. Merge, cool and repeat again. Salt is needed so that bitterness quickly disappears from the crusts.
We give the zest to drain and cut it into strips half a centimeter wide. In a saucepan, dissolve sugar in a glass of water. Bring to a boil and fall asleep crusts. Cook, stirring, until the peel becomes transparent, and the water is almost completely evaporated. Add citric acid to taste and remove from heat. Put the candied fruit in a colander, crumble it in sugar and dry it with the parchment in the oven. And you can put hot candied fruits in sterile jars and close them tightly. After use as a layer in desserts.
Candied fruit mango
Ingredients:
- mango - 1 kg;
- sugar - 2 items;
- water - 1 item;
- Citric acid - to taste - to taste.
Preparation
Mango is cleaned and cut into cubes. We lower into sugar syrup and cook with the addition of citric acid for 10 minutes. Since there is little syrup, you will have to cook in 2 batches. After we put the candied fruit on the baking sheet covered with parchment and dry it for about an hour in a preheated oven to 130 degrees. Let's cool and sprinkle with powdered sugar or cinnamon.