Star Fruit Chips (Carambola) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 lb star fruit, firm ripe
2 cups sugar
2 cups water

Preparation

Slice star fruit crosswise with slicer into 1/16-inch-thick slices.
Bring sugar and water to a boil in a 2-quart heavy saucepan, stirring until sugar is dissolved.
Add star fruit, then remove from heat and let stand, uncovered, 15 minutes.
Preheat oven to 200 F with rack in the middle.
With a strainer set over a pan or bowl, strain and drain 15 minutes.
Reserve syrup for another use.
Arrange star-fruit slices in 1 layer on silpat in 11x17\" pan. Use parchment paper if you don't have siplat.
Bake until dry, 1 to 1 1/4 hours.
Immediately transfer chips to a rack to cool.