Healthy Gorp Recipe
Ingredients:
3/4 cup banana chips
1/2 cup dried pineapple pieces
1/2 cup dried apricots
1/2 cup dried papaya, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
1/4 cup large coconut chips
1 cup macadamia nuts
1/2 cup diced candied ginger* (optional)
Directions:
Mix all ingredients well.
Recipe yields 4 cups of Hawaiian Gorp.
*Diced candied ginger is available at health-food stores. Alternatively, you can make your own candied ginger!
If you don't have a candy thermometer, simply keep an eye on the pot and when the liquid is the consistency of thin honey, it's done.
Ingredients:
1 pound fresh ginger, peeled
4 cups sugar
4 cups water
Pinch salt
Directions:
Slice the ginger as thinly as possible. Put the ginger slices in a non-reactive pot, add enough water to cover the ginger, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and let ginger simmer for ten minutes. Drain, and repeat, simmering the ginger slices one more time.
Mix the sugar and 4 cups water in the pot, along with a pinch of salt and the ginger slices, and cook until the temperature reaches 225 degrees.
Remove from heat and let stand for at least an hour - overnight is even better. If you want to coat the slices with sugar, drain very well while the ginger is hot, so the syrup will drain away better.
Store ginger slices in its own syrup, or toss the drained slices in granulated sugar. Shake off excess sugar, and spread the ginger slices on a cooling rack overnight, until they are somewhat dry.
Storage: The ginger, packed in its syrup, can be stored in the refrigerator for up to one year. If tossed in sugar, the pieces can be stored at room temperature for a few months.
See also:
Sweet Trail Gorp Recipe
Hawaiian Fruit Salad Recipe
