Instructions: Dried citrus peel made from tangerines or oranges is used extensively in Chinese cookery to flavour braised and smoked dishes. It also adds an intense aroma and taste to stir fried dishes. Drying the peel concentrates the flavour but you can use fresh peel instead. Chinese dried citrus peel can be found in Chinese grocers usually in cellophane or plastic packets. It is however simple to make your own dried peel.

to make dried citrus peel

Peel the skin off a tangerine or orange scraping away as much of the white pith as possible. Lay the peel on kitchen paper and dry it in the sun in an airing cupboard or in a warm but switchedoff oven until it is dry and very hard. Store in a cool dry place in a well sealed container.

to use dried citrus peel

Soak the required amount of peel in warm water until it softens then chop or slice it according to the recipe.

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