How to Zest Citrus
Many recipes call for the zest, or rind, of a fruit for a little added flavor. Here's how to get that tricky ingredient:- Hold fruit in one hand. With the other hand, remove the colored portion of the peel.
- To make strips, use a vegetable peeler.
To make strips of zest,
use a vegetable peeler. - To make smaller pieces of zest, use a zester.
For a more fine zest, use a zest. - For especially fine pieces, grate the peel with a box grater.
For very fine zest, you
will need a box grater. - Whatever method you use, be careful to remove only the outermost layer of peel and not any of the bitter, white pith.
Pitting a fruit can be a difficult task. Find out how to remove the pit of a nectarine in the next section.
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