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Thursday, April 2, 2015

Gooseberry-cardamom-jam

Total Time: 2 hrs 50 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs 20 mins

Ingredients

  • 600 g red gooseberries
  • 200 g super gelling sugar (dr. oetker's, see note)
  • 5 cardamom pods
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 tablespoon lime juice

Recipe

  • 1 clean red gooseberries and cut in half.
  • 2 put in a suited pot and add the sugar. let stand for 2 hours.
  • 3 towards the end: open the cardamom pods and put the seeds into a mortar. ground the seeds with a pistel. set aside for the moment.
  • 4 bring gooseberry mixture to a boil over medium high heat stirring frequently. cook for 4 minutes strirring all the time.
  • 5 remove from heat and add lime juice, vanilla extract and grounded cardamom seeds. mix.
  • 6 if you like you can mash now the gooseberries as you would like them to appear in your jam.
  • 7 fill into twist off preserving jars and close jars. let stand for 1 minute and then turn up side down. let stand for 10 minutes and turn over again. let cool completely.
  • 8 note on "dr. oetker's super gelling sugar 3:1". dr. oetker is a well known brand in germany. there are several gelling sugars available. the "3:1" super gelling sugar already contains pectin and you only need 1/3 of sugar. if you can't get it, you could also use dr. oetker's 2:1 super gelling sugar (the use 300 g sugar). follow the instructions on the package.

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