Chinese Glazed Fruit Food

FRESH FRUIT GLAZE

Steps:

• Combine fruit juice and cornstarch in a 2 cup microwave-safe measuring cup.
• Stir in sugar and crushed fruit or rind.
• Microwave for 2-2 1/2 minutes at High, stirring once, until thickened.
• Stir in flavoring.
• Cool.
• Serve.

GLAZED FRUIT BOWL

Steps:

• Drain pineapple, reserving 1 cup juice; set pineapple aside.
• In a large saucepan, combine the pudding mix, pineapple and orange juice.
• Cook and stir over medium heat until mixture boils and thickens. Remove from heat; cool. In a large bowl, combine pineapple, melon, berries, grapes, and bananas.
• Drizzle with the pudding mixture. Refrigerate until serving.

CHINESE GLAZED FRUIT

Steps:

• Batter; Beat the water, flour, cornstarch and baking powder and salt with a hand beater until smooth.
• Heat oil to 360 degrees about 1 1/2 inches deep.
• Stir the apples into batter.
• One at a time with a slotted spoon letting excess batter drip back into bowl, coat each section of apple.
• Deep fry in the hot oil about 5 pieces at a time, until golden brown.
• Turning as needed.
• Drain on paper towels.
• Repeat now doing the bananas, in the same way.
• Mix the sugar and water in a saucepot and the corn syrup, and without stirring over high heat bring to a temperature of 300 degrees on the candy thermometer.
• If testing a drop into very cold water will seperate into threads that are hard and brittle.
• Mixture will be amber to a golden brown.
• Decrease the heat to very low, and stir in the sesame seeds.
• Well grease with oil a flat baking sheet.
• Stir one piece of fritter into the syrup evenly coating.
• Place on the platter or baking sheet.
• When all done plunge each piece one at a time into ice cold water, this will harden the coating.

GLAZED FRUIT - ZUCCHINI

Steps:

• Day 1:Pare, remove seeds and cube in 1/4" cubes to fill an ice cream pail.
• Cover with 1 cup of vinigar mixed with 1 cup of water.
• stir.
• soak overnight.
• ---stir.
• DAY 2 morning:Drain, rinse well,drain again.
• Squeese between tea towels.
• For every cup of Zucchini add 3/4 cup sugar.
• Mix well.
• Leave until it gets moist.
• Cook in a large flat pan (a roaster works well).
• Stir continuously and boil 15 minutes uncovered.
• THAT NIGHT: bring to a boil and cook uncovered for 10 minutes.
• DAY 3:Boil 10 minutes.
• divide into three portions.
• Sprinkle each portion with a package of unsweetened kool-aid in a variety of colours (red, green, yellow).
• cool separately.
• Let stand for several hours.
• Mix together and freeze in plastic containers.
• Prep time does not include standing time.
• Times and yield are appoximate.

GLAZED FRUIT

Steps:

• Insert a toothpick or wooden skewer into the base of each small fruit. Cut off one end of the grapefruit to make a flat base, then pierce 50 small holes in the grapefruit to hold the toothpicks for display. Line a baking sheet with a piece of waxed paper.
• In a 2-quart heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium-high heat, bring the sugar, the water, and the cream of tartar to a boil. Brush down the sides of the pan two times with a pastry brush dipped in warm water to prevent the sugar from crystallizing. Cook the mixture without stirring until it registers 240°F on a sugar thermometer, then add the lemon juice. Brush down the sides of the pan two more times and continue cooking the mixture until it registers 310°F on the thermometer.
• Remove the pan from the heat. Holding a small fruit by the toothpick, dip the fruit into the sugar syrup, coating it completely. Lift the fruit from the syrup, gently shake off the excess syrup, and place the fruit onto the waxed paper. Repeat with the remaining small fruit. If the sugar syrup begins to firm up while you are working, warm it over medium heat until it is liquid again. Let the glaze set up at room temperature (about 10 minutes).
• Place the toothpicks into the holes in the grapefruit. Keep the fruit at room temperature until serving time. Serve the fruit within 12 hours of preparation.