ingredients:
- mandarins
- salt (for cleaning)
- baking soda (for cleaning)
1. Soak the mandarins into salted water and use brush to clean the skin.
2. Rinse the mandarins, then soak in baking soda water for 5 to 10 minutes.
3. Rinse the mandarins and pat dry.
4. Use a knife to run around from top almost to the bottom and then peel open.
5. Place the peels under the direct sun for about 3 days or more, until dried thoroughly, and become shatteringly crisp.
6. Turn to another side once in a while during the sun-drying process. If you’re living in an area without much direct sun, you can place the peels in a low oven to dehydrate them.
7. Store them in an air-tight jar or container. Place in a cool place.
8. After one or two years, the peel will turn dark. You can use it to make any dish you like. The longer the mandarin peel is kept, the more fragrant it will develop.
Ref: https://en.christinesrecipes.com/2013/10/homemade-dried-mandarin-peels.html
Ref: https://en.christinesrecipes.com/2013/10/homemade-dried-mandarin-peels.html
