Winter is a season of tangerines, at this time sweet citrus often appear on our tables, providing New Year's mood and protection from seasonal catarrhal diseases. To find a sweet mandarin slice simply, you can eat them simply or add them to your favorite desserts, and use fragrant crusts as a basis for jam, drinks and candied fruits. We will talk about different ways of using mandarin crusts further.
Jam from mandarin crusts
Due to the high content of aromatic essential oils in the mandarin crust, as a result of preparation of the jam for this recipe, you will get a real New Year's concentrate in the bank - a fragrant treat that will be a perfect addition to butter and toast for morning tea.
Ingredients:
- tangerine peel - 260 g;
- sugar - 340 g.
Preparation
Since fresh mandarin crusts are rather bitter, before they begin to turn into jam, slice them and soak in cold water for 8-10 hours, remembering to change the liquid to fresh every 2-3 hours. Soak the crusts in a saucepan and pour another portion of water so that it covers. As soon as the liquid boils, pour in the sugar, mix and wait for a second boil. As soon as the syrup zaburlit, reduce heat and cook jam for about two hours. At the end of the allotted time, allow the treat to cool completely during the night, and in the morning, boil it again for another half an hour. At the end of cooking, you can pour the jam on a sterile container and roll, or you can pour into the bowl and immediately start tasting.
Gem from mandarin crusts
Since the shells of tangerine lobules contain as much pectin as the crust themselves, to prepare the thickest jam without additional thickeners, except for the mandarin shell, we will take also its lobules.
Ingredients:
- tangerines - 675 g;
- lemon - 1 piece;
- water 715 ml;
- granulated sugar - 360 g;
- honey - 55 g.
Preparation
To get rid of the bitterness of citrus peels, you can quickly blanch them in boiling water. Immerse the chopped orange peel into boiling water for 2 minutes, and then remove and dry them. Flesh of tangerines and lemon, divide into 4 parts, remove the bones and put them into the gauze pouch. Fill the pulp of water remaining after cooking the crusts and simmer for about 25 minutes. Add crusts and sweeteners - sugar with honey. Reduce heat, cook jam for 40 minutes or until it decreases in volume by half, and does not thicken.
Lemonade from mandarin crusts
If you do not know what can be prepared from mandarin crusts, then try this simple recipe for a refreshing lemonade. You can serve this drink with ice or preheating.
To make a lemonade fill a three-liter jar with mandarin crusts about half. Fill the crust with boiling water and leave to infuse throughout the day. The next day, pour the infusion and re-bring to a boil, and crust the crust. Pour the pieces of mandarin crusts with hot infusion and let stand for another day. Strain the lemonade and add sugar with citric acid to taste.
How to make candied fruits from tangerine crusts?
Ingredients:
- tangerines - 10 pieces;
- granulated sugar - 5 items;
- water 560 ml.
Preparation
Tangerine peel cook in boiling water for a couple of minutes, and then cool. Remove the excess of white pulp from the surface, and cut the remaining peel on thin brusochki. Dissolve the sugar in water and bring the syrup to a boil. Mix the syrup with the tangerine skin and cook for half an hour: the candied fruit should become transparent. Ready to put the candied fruit on a grate and cool it.