Julia Child’s Candied Citrus Peel Recipe

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Julia Child’s Candied Citrus Peel
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Ingredients
5
Count
Nutrition
90
Calories
Total time
21
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 4 large lemons
  • 1 quart water
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/3 cup additional water

Directions:

  1. With a vegetable peeler, carefully remove the zest from the lemons without getting any of the white pith included. Cut them into julienne strips 1 1/2 inches long and less than 1/8 inch wide.
  2. In 1 quart of water, simmer the zests for 6 minutes, then drain and rinse in cold water. Set aside.
  3. Bring the 1/3 cup water to a simmer in a saucepan and add the sugar, stirring until completely dissolved.
  4. Cover the pan tightly and, as Julia says, “boil for a moment or two, until the last drops of syrup to fall from the end of a metal spoon form a thread.” (This part of Julia’s recipe is, I understand, a little vague. Yet sometimes cooking requires the actual experience to really know, and perhaps this is one of those times.).
  5. Remove saucepan from the heat, stir in the peel and let steep for an hour.
  6. Use in the “Fresh Lemon Sherbet” recipe or store in the refrigerator in a covered jar where it will keep for weeks.
  7. Makes one batch of candied zests for the 12 servings of sherbet.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 89.85 Kcal (376 kJ)
Calories from fat 0 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0g 0%
Sodium 3.44mg 0%
Potassium 129.24mg 3%
Total Carbs 23.51g 8%
Sugars 19.99g 80%
Dietary Fiber 1.85g 7%
Protein 0.78g 2%
Vitamin C 41.4mg 69%
Iron 0.3mg 2%
Calcium 40.1mg 4%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 40.62 Kcal (170 kJ)
Calories from fat 0 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 0g 0%
Sodium 1.56mg 0%
Potassium 58.43mg 3%
Total Carbs 10.63g 8%
Sugars 9.04g 80%
Dietary Fiber 0.84g 7%
Protein 0.35g 2%
Vitamin C 18.7mg 69%
Iron 0.1mg 2%
Calcium 18.2mg 4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 1.4
    Points
  • 2
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • fat free,
  • saturated fat free,
  • sodium free,
  • cholesterol free

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