World Flavors Cookbook

Kosereva (Citrus Peel Preserves)

Name: Kosereva (Citrus Peel Preserves)
Cook time: 120 min
Cuisine: Paraguay
Ingredients: 10 bitter oranges (apepú), 1kg sugar or molasses

A tart and sweet preserve made from the rinds of "apepú" (bitter oranges), cooked in molasses.

Cuisine: Paraguay

Ingredients

10 bitter oranges (apepú), 1kg sugar or molasses

Instructions

1. Grate the zest off the oranges. Cut in half and remove fruit. 2. Soak the rinds in water for 24 hours, changing the water multiple times to remove bitterness. 3. Boil the rinds until soft. 4. Cook in syrup or molasses until they are dark and sweet.