This is an unusual treat, and if you want to keep the peel's sour flavor, just use less sugar than called for in the recipe.
Ingredients:
4 large lemons
2 cups of sugar
8 cups of water
Preparation:
1. Peel the lemons and cut the peel into thin strips.
2. Place the peel on a cutting board and remove as much of the fruit as
you can using a sharp knife.
3. Boil 2 cups of water in a medium-sized pot. Add the peel strips to
the boiling water and cook for 2 minutes. This will remove most of the
bitterness in the peel. Remove the peel strips from the water.
4. Repeat the process 2 more times, using fresh water each time.
5. Empty the pot, add 2 new cups of water and 2 cups of sugar. Let it
simmer to produce a sugary syrup.
6. Lower the heat and add the lemon peel. Cook the strips in the syrup
for an hour – they should become soft and translucent. Use a fork or
tongs to remove the strips from the syrup and leave them on a drying
rack to dry out – this should take a few hours.
7. After removing the strips from the
water, you can sprinkle sugar on them. (optional)
8. Move the dry peel pieces to a sealed container. The dried peel pieces
will stay fresh for several days at room temperature, or for several
weeks in the fridge.
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