I would like to thank the teacher of a school that I am a volunteer that proposed me to help with doing them this year in order to finance the school trip of their class by selling them to a Christmas market.
End of year period is very busy so I did not have enough time to get nice photos but I did my best given the circumstances.
The result though was delicious !!! but be prepared... it takes time too !!!
I can share the recipe with you and here it is the original recipe that we were based on.Ingredients: (for about 500g of orangettes)
3 big oranges (organic, untreated)
250g white sugar
50cl of water
200g of good quality dark chocolate (around 60-70%)
Procedure
- Wash well the oranges and peel them carefully cutting the skin in quarters.
- Put them in a casserole covering them with cold water and boil them for 5 min.
- Drain and redo the last step once more.
- Drain and let them cool.
- Cut in thin strips of about 0.5cm getting the maximum of length possible.
- Prepare the syrup with water and sugar. When start boiling add the strips and boil for 5 min. Allow to cool completely and repeat once more the whole step.
- When completely cool, arrange them in a cooling rack and allow overnight to dry.
- The next day, melt the chocolate in a heatproof bowl over a pan of simmering water (bain-marie).
- Drop a handful of the orange peel strips and turn them with a fork to coat.
- "Fish" them one by one with the fork, allowing the excess to drip off. Arrange them in a tray lined with parchment paper. Allow them to dry completely in a cool place.
- Once done (best the next day), make small decorated bags and offer them to your dear ones!
