my documentary

Have you ever wondered what happens when you cut some orange peels into thin strips, dunk them in boiling water, drain them, boil a fresh batch of water and dunk them again, drain a second time, simmer them in simple syrup for an hour or so, let them cool on a wire rack, dip them in some melted chocolate and, finally, make some meatloaf? Well, wonder no more because I’ve got the answer.

You get these tasty guys. And some meatloaf. Also, if you’re me, you’ll get a drink that tastes remarkably like Triple Sec and gin because you took that sugar-water that the orange peel was simmered in and mixed it with a bit of gin (and by “a bit of,” I mean “probably too much.” And by “probably,” I mean “most certainly”).

(apologies for the dreadful pics; I could list all the excuses here, or I could just admit that there are already way too many cooking blogs with gratuitous photos and I simply don’t like competition so I’m posting crap shots)