Everyone knows the healing properties of tangerine fruits. In addition to the excellent taste, they are also the source of the lion's share of vitamin C, as well as other useful elements. At the same time, this citrus has become a kind of an indispensable attribute and a symbol accompanying the New Year holidays.
After a massive consumption of mandarin, there is always a huge amount of waste in the form of crusts. And many do not even realize that these same mandarin crusts, both dried and fresh, can be properly used in cooking at home.
Below we will tell you what can be prepared from mandarin crusts and how to make a drink, tea and jam from them.
Drink from mandarin crusts
Ingredients:
- fresh tangerine peel;
- granulated sugar - to taste;
- citric acid - to taste;
- purified water.
Preparation
Fresh tangerine crust is placed in the jar, filling it up to the top, and pour the boiling water heated to boiling. Leave the container at room temperature for twenty-four hours.
After the time has elapsed, drain the contents of the jar into the enamel pot into the colander, place the infusion on the fire, turn the crusts through the meat grinder, or crush it in the blender's container. We put the twisted mass back into the jar, fill it with boiling infusion and let it stand for another day. Now we filter the mass through the cheesecloth, squeeze it well, season it with sugar and citric acid, mix it until all the crystals are dissolved, we pour the finished drink into a jug or other suitable container and can enjoy it.
Mandarin Crust Tea - Recipe
Ingredients:
- crushed mandarin crusts - 2 teaspoons;
- tea black or green - 2 tsp.
- granulated sugar - to taste;
- purified water - 500 ml.
Preparation
To make the aromatic tea with mandarin crusts, rinse the kettle for boiling water, then pour black or green tea and crushed mandarin crusts, pour steep boiling water, cover the brewer with a lid and let it brew for seven minutes. Ready tea is seasoned to taste with sugar and enjoy.
For the preparation of tea, you can use both fresh and dried mandarin crusts.
Recipe for jam from mandarin crusts
Ingredients:
- Fresh tangerine peel - 1 kg;
- granulated sugar - 1,5 kg;
- water.
Preparation
Starting to prepare jam from mandarin crusts, we need to get rid of the bitterness inherent in them. To do this, cut the crust into slices of the desired size, put them in an enamel or glass container and fill it with water so that it completely covers the contents. Leave the crust for twenty-four hours, periodically changing the liquid to a new one.
After the time, we wash the soaked cake, put it in a jam-making jar, fill it with clean water and put it on the fire. After boiling, pour the granulated sugar, stir the mass until the sugar crystals dissolve and full of boiling, lower the fire to the minimum and cook the jam
Now again we put the jam from the crusts on the fire, let it boil, stirring, and boil the mass for another half an hour.
During this time, we sterilize the clean jars and dry them, and also boil the lids for five minutes. On readiness we pour aromatic jam from tangerine crusts on sterile jars, cap it with prepared lids and place covers under a warm blanket until it is completely cooled.