Is there any use for orange peels?

[JVS]

[Suich]

1. Some people say...

you can grind them up, sprinkle them in your garden, and it keeps the cats from using it as a litter box.

:)

[FloridaJudy]

2. Potpourri

I think you have to dry them first, though. Here in humid Florida they get moldy really fast.

Low oven should do it, and it probably would make your house smell good.

[DainBramaged]

4. Used to press the oil out (with a mortar and pestle) and boil it in tap water

Wonderful smell for hours. But grinding the peels will do the same.

[fizzgig]

3. put em in your garbage disposal

take the funk away

[Shine]

35. that's exactly what I was going to say, too

:hi: any citrus peel will work like a charm

[Dangerously Amused]

5. .

[Quantess]

15. Ming The Merciless Kitteh!

[democracyindanger]

16. Winner. nt

[ashling]

6. my wife puts them to simmer on the stove in some water

to make the kitchen smell good .... also, I hear you can grind them up and put them all up in your house to get rid of disease.
:rofl:

[FloridaJudy]

8. But will they get rid of

Jeb Bush? If so, I'm stocking up.

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[KitchenWitch]

7. Orange peel chicken

Sauce

1 tablespoon vegetable oil
2 tablespoons minced garlic
4 green onions, sliced
1 cup tomato sauce
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup granulated sugar
2 tablespoons oriental chili-garlic sauce
1 tablespoon soy sauce

chicken

1/2 cup vegetable oil
4 chicken breast fillets
1 egg, beaten
1 cup milk
1 cup flour
1 orange (peel from 1/4 orange, julienned into 1/8-inch thick strips)
1 cup sugar snap peas



1. Prepare sauce by heating 1 tablespoon of oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add minced garlic and sliced green onions. Add tomato sauce and water quickly before the garlic burns. Add sugar, chili garlic sauce and soy sauce and bring to a boil. Simmer 5 to 6 minutes or until sauce thickens, then turn off the heat.

2. Prepare the chicken by heating 1/2 cup oil in a wok over medium heat. Slice chicken breast fillets into bite-size pieces. Combine beaten egg with milk in a medium bowl. Pour the flour into another medium bowl.

3. Coat chicken pieces by dropping them into the flour a few at a time, then into the egg/milk mixture and back into the flour. Arrange coated chicken on a plate until all chicken is coated.

4. When oil in the wok is hot, add about half of the chicken to the oil and cook for a couple minutes or until brown on one side, then flip the chicken over. When chicken is golden brown, remove the pieces to a rack or paper towels to drain. Repeat with the remaining chicken. When all of the chicken is cooked rinse the oil out of the wok with water and place it back on the stove to heat up.

5. When wok is hot again add julienned orange peel and chicken. Heat for 20 to 30 seconds or so, stirring gently. Add sugar peas and sauce to the pan and cook for about 2 minutes. Stir dish a couple times but do it gently so you don't knock the coating off the chicken. Cook until the sauce thickens then serve up the dish with white or brown rice on the side.

[bridgit]

9. there it is...

:9

[KitchenWitch]

10. one of my fave meals.

[Oeditpus Rex]

11. Compost

Because a rind is a terrible thing to waste.

[Heidi]

17. I've always heard that citrus skins should not go into garden compost

because they take so long to decompose. :shrug:

[Oeditpus Rex]

18. Quit pourin' series on my punnery

:cry:

[Heidi]

22. Sahwee.

I didn't realize that your post was a pun catapult. :blush:

Here, lemme make it up to you. :* :hug: :loveya:

[Oeditpus Rex]

23. Your feminine wiles are of no eff... eff... eff...

Aw, hell.

:loveya:

[kentauros]

13. Candied Orange Peels

Candied Orange Peels

About every other year for Xmas I make Candied Grapefruit Peels, too :)

(I've never used these recipes since I have some "tried and true" recipes from an old magazine, but the techniques are the same.)

[badgerpup]

32. Oh those look YUMMY...

and especially appropriate for Yule and Twelfthnight feasts! :bounce:

Can you do that with lemon and lime peels too?

[racaulk]

33. I just wanna say...

I *love* that drool smiley!

:rofl:

[kentauros]

40. I don't see why you couldn't do this with...

...any of the citrus fruits. You may have to experiment with each kind to test for bitterness from the pith. It would be kind of fun to do that kind of experimentation some weekend afternoon :)

The drool smiley I "borrowed" from the vegetarian messageboard VeggieBoards :D

A smiley I found elsewhere that would useful here is this one:

[Quantess]

14. I will stitch the orange peels together

around my thighs and buttocks.

edit, spelling.

[leftofthedial]

19. yes!

they kind of hold the orange together

[Donk Yore]

20. never mind!

[Donk Yore]

21. I had to start a new post

because I'm still laughing

[DarkTirade]

24. They can be used in various recipes

to not only add a bit of an interesting tartness, but also to help keep any sweetness from becoming overwhelming.

[DS1]

25. keeping your weed moist and citrusy

[JVS]

26. awesome!

[crispini]

27. The zest is really awesome in mulled wine.

And mulled wine is really awesome, period.

[Chan790]

28. Orangecello!

Wash and scrub your orange peels to remove any waxes, bug poo, dirt, grime, etc. making sure, as much as possible, to not rupture the oil-containing pores of your peels.

Using a vegetable peeler, microplane or zester, remove the outer zest from the pith, leaving as little (or preferably no) pith on your peels.

Place the peels into a large screw-top jar and cover with one bottle of 100 proof vodka (or grain alcohol or moonshine). Place the jar in a closet or other temperate, safe place out of direct sunlight for at least two weeks, shaking occasionally. Also, give it the occasional sniff.

You'll be able to see the vodka turning bright orange-yellow as it pulls flavorful oils from the peels. When the peels look dull and the orangecello doesn't seem to be gaining any visible color or scent, it's done. (10 to 21 days.) Pour through a coffee filter or cheesecloth into a second jar and press-down to remove all the liquid that you can from the peels. Add a 1:1 simple syrup (2 cups water to 2 cups sugar boiled until solute, then cooled to room temperature).

Thin further with a 750 ml bottle of your favorite good-quality vodka (or other neutral spirit). If it needs to be cut down or sweetened further, add filtered or bottled water and more simple syrup to taste. Let age a week.

Stick it in the freezer, it won't freeze, but it's amazing at 0'F served as an aperitif. Add it to hot or iced tea, pour over ice cream, mix into coffee, or drink it straight. It has 1,000,000 uses.

Best part is that because you're sourcing your own ingredients, you can be sure of what's in it. Personally, I always use vegan sugar and organic oranges. That's just me. I know a woman who uses honey(eww!) instead of simple syrup and blood oranges. It's versatile, the same recipe works to make limoncello, limecello, grapefruitcello. Experiment...have fun.

Labor and time intensive, but worth it. The rest of primary-season, and possibly the remainder of the Bush Moron Presiduncy will fly by in one long blissful haze.

[JVS]

29. sounds good

[Bravo Zulu]

30. Orange cookies

Orange cookies
My Mom used too make them for me, best cookies I ever ate, Hers had icing on the top!



Ingredients
• 1 cup butter (2 sticks)
• 1 1/2 cups sifted powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 Tablespoon grated orange rind
• 1 egg, unbeaten
• 2 cups flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cream of tartar

[badgerpup]

31. Slice and dry them...

Dried orange peel keeps well and comes in handy for a lot of things...used the last of mine in fruitcake.

If you're into making your own teas (I'm not, but some people do) it is a popular ingredient...or you can add it to an existing mixture.

Do try to remove as much of the bitter white pith as you can though if you're planning on using it to flavor stuff.
If you're going to use if for scent, don't worry about it.

They also make an excellent source of slow-release nitrogen in the soil for potted plants...
I've used them for bulbs I've forced with excellent results.
So do banana peels or coffee grounds...but you asked about oranges.

[MissMillie]

34. I have an old fashioned radiator in my bathroom

I put the peels in a glass dish and put the dish on the radiator.

Makes for a great room freshener.

[Strawman]

36. Ingredient in an Alaskan Polar Bear Heater

[soleft]

37. Put a 68 at the end of one and you've got a great DUerr

[bif]

38. Marmelade?

[Midlodemocrat]

39. If you run them through your disposal, it smells great.