Bitter Orange Maramalde Recipe
This marmalade also makes a good filling in cakes and a nice zesty tangy vinaigrette for salads.
Ingredients
- 12 Keenus - Very thinly sliced, seeds reserved (a cross between orange and tangerine)
- 2 Oranges - Very thinly sliced,seeds reserved.
- 2 Lemons - 1 thinly sliced ,seeds reserved.Juice of one strained.
- 2 Liters - Water
- Sugar
- 2 Tbs - Whiskey or Rum-Optional
Directions
- Put the prepared Oranges,Lemon and water into a pan.Leave it to steep for 24 hours.
- Put the prepared Oranges,Lemon and water into a pan.Leave it to steep for 24 hours.
- Place the pan on medium heat and boil the oranges for 30-35
- minutes.Remove from the heat and leave it to steep for another 24 hours.
- Weigh the fruits with liquid and return them to the pan adding equal amount of sugar.Cook on a medium heat for 1 hour 10 minutes or until jelling point is reached.
- If white scum occasionally rises to the top,skim it off with the spoon.
- Strain the lemon juice and water in which seeds are soaked into the pan.
- Cook the mixture for another 10 minutes or so,keep stirring with a wooden spoon.
- Stir in the Whiskey/Rum.(It brings down the temperature of sugar and stops it from further cooking)
- Pour the hot marmalade into the jars and make sure that the fruit and syrup are evenly distributed.
- Note:The bitterness in Marmalade comes from the seeds of the fruits and the seeds have high content of pectin which helps in marmalade to set.
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Recipe | %DV |
|---|---|
| Recipe Size 2092g | |
| Calories 99 | |
| Calories from Fat 2 | 2% |
| Total Fat 0.18g | 0% |
| Saturated Fat 0.03g | 0% |
| Trans Fat 0.0g | |
| Cholesterol 0mg | 0% |
| Sodium 82mg | 3% |
| Potassium 85mg | 2% |
| Total Carbs 8.56g | 2% |
| Dietary Fiber 1.7g | 6% |
| Sugars 4.33g | 3% |
| Protein 0.68g | 1% |
