Candied Grapefruit Strips
- 1 large grapefruit
- 2/3 cup water
- 1/3 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon light corn syrup
- With a vegetable peeler remove zest from grapefruit in long pieces.
- With a sharp knife remove any white pith from pieces if necessary.
- Stack 3 or 4 pieces and cut pieces lengthwise into julienne strips.
- Make more strips in same manner.
- To a 3-quart saucepan half filled with cold water add strips and bring to a boil.
- Simmer strips 10 minutes and drain in a sieve.
- In a small heavy saucepan bring 2/3 cup water, sugar, and corn syrup to a boil, stirring until sugar is dissolved.
- Add strips and simmer gently over low heat until strips are translucent and syrup is thickened, 15 to 20 minutes.
- Cool strips in syrup.
- Candied strips keep, covered and chilled, 2 weeks.
grapefruit, water, sugar, light corn syrup
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/candied-grapefruit-strips-100589 (may not work)