Chocolate Covered Naartjies
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Makes 20–30 slices
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Easy 40 mins+ overnight drying of naartjies
Ingredient
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6–7 ripe orange naartjies, preferably organic
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500g 70% dark chocolate, preferably organic
500g 70% dark
chocolate, preferably organic
Recipe
1. Preheat the oven
to 60°C. Slice your fresh naartjies into 5 or 6 slices about 0,5cm wide and
place on a metal rack inside a baking dish and leave in the oven overnight to
dry. Alternatively, put in a dehydrating machine. Remove the naartjies and
leave to cool so that the slices are firm and crisp.
2. Break up your
chocolate and place in a double boiler. (You can use a glass bowl over a
saucepan of simmering water but make sure the glass is not touching the water,
otherwise the chocolate will thicken.) Gently melt the chocolate, constantly
stirring to make sure it does not thicken.
3. Once the
chocolate has melted, dip the naartjies into the chocolate immediately. You can
either fully dip or half dip the naartjies. Place on a baking sheet to dry.
4. Store the
naartjies in an air-tight container. Home-made chocolate naartjies will last
for about 3–4 days before the chocolate discolours.
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Cook’s Tips : You can substitute fresh naartjies for pre-dried
slices. Tierhoek Organic Naartjie Bites are available at select organic and
health food stores or direct from the farm.
