Delicious UK - (01)January 2020

Sevilleorangeand
fennelseedmarmalade
MAKESABOUT7 X 400GJARS.HANDS-ON TIME
30 MIN, SIMMERING TIME 2½ HOURS

Fennelseedsaresweettothe
taste,sugaryalmost,whileseville
orangesarebitter,sourthings.It
wouldseemonlyright,then,topair
themupinthistwistonthe most
traditional of preserves.

FOOD

TEAM’S

TIPS

Search‘howtosterilisejars’
atdeliciousmagazine.co.uk.
Oncesealedthemarmalade
will keep for up to 6 months.

• 1kgsevilleoranges,halved


• 2 lemons,halved


• 2 tbspfennelseeds


• 2kg preserving sugar

YOU’LLALSONEED...

• Largesaucepanorpreservingpan;
  squareofmuslinora cleanJ-cloth;
  jamfunnel;ladleorspoutedjug;
  sterilised jam jars or preserving jars

1 Squeezeoutthejuicefromallthe

citrusfruitintothelargepan,keeping

backallthepipsyoufind.Usea spoon

toscrapeoutanyremainingpulpor

membranefromthe citrus halves and

reservethattoo.

2 Quarterthejuicedcitrusshells,

thenusea sharpknifetoslicethem

intostripsofpeel.Thesecaneither

bechunkyorfine,depending how you

wantyourmarmalade.

3 Puttheslicedcitruspeelintothepan

withthejuices,thenpourin2.5litres

water.Firmlytietheretainedcitrusseeds

andanypulpormembraneintothesquare

ofmuslin/J-clothanddropit inthepan.

Scatterinthefennelseeds, then put the

panovera highheat.

4 Oncethefruitmixturecomesupto

theboil,turntheheatdownandcook

gentlyfor1½–2hours.Thepeelshould

bealmosttranslucentandverytender.

Liftoutthemuslin/J-clothbagandset

it asideina smallbowltocool.Addthe

sugartothepanandturnuptheheat.

Stirregularlytohelpthesugar dissolve

asit comestotheboil.

5 Meanwhile,squeezeallthesyrupyjuice

from the muslin/J-cloth bag directly into

thepan,makingsureyougetevery

lastdropout.Puttwoorthree saucers

inthefreezertochill.

6 Leavethefruitandsugartoboilrapidly

for 15 minutes,thentestforsettingpoint:

removea tablespoonofmarmalade,drop

it ontooneofthechilledsaucers,then

popit intothefridgefora fewminutes.

If a skinformsthatwrinklesupwhenyou

pushyourfingertipthroughthecooled

marmalade,it’sready.Takethepanoff

theheat.If themarmaladeonthesaucer

is stillveryrunny,leaveit toboillonger,

testingevery5 minutesorsountiltheright

textureis reached(somebatchescantake

overhalfanhourtoreachsettingpoint).

7 Meanwhile,preparethejars.I wash

theminhotsoapywater,givethema rinse

thenpopthemontoa trayandintoa hot

ovenfor5 minutesorso(seetips).

8 Pourthemarmaladeintothewarmjars

(ajamfunnelanda ladlemakeslightwork

ofthisjobora jugwitha spoutcanbe

equallyeffective).Putthelidsonandseal

whilestillhot.Labelwhencold,thenstore

ina dry,cool,darkplace(seetips).

PERTBSP30kcals,nofat,noprotein,

7.4gcarbs(7.4gsugars), no salt,

trace fibre →

what’s good now.

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