Monday, February 13, 2012

Ruby Red Grapefruit Marmalade


3 ingredients, (roughly) 3 hours, some stirring, a dash of love, and one heck of delicious grapefruit marmalade!

Ingredients:
  • 2 ruby red grapefruits
  • 2 pounds granulated sugar
  • juice from 1 lemons (about 3 tablespoons)
Directions:
  • In a large pot, place the two grapefruits in just enough water to make them float freely. Bring to boil over medium heat, continue cooking for about 2 hours (add more water if needed). Drain the grapefruit, discard the water and let the grapefruits to cool down.
  • Slice the grapefruits as thinly as possible, chop a bit (or you can use the food processor to do the job).  Return the chopped grapefruits into the pot, add sugar and lemon juice. Dissolve the sugar over low heat, stirring frequently. Bring to boil and let bubble until you reach the jell point (about 15-30 minutes). Transfer to clean and sterilized jars and soak in hot water for 10 minutes.



Note: Recipe is adapted from Nigella Lawson's grapefruit marmalade recipe

14 comments:

  1. This is great, I've always wanted to make jams/preserves. These are great instructions to do so! :-)

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  2. oh man, i want this on my toast!

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  3. I love, love marmalade and could only imagine how amazing this would taste.

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    1. This tastes amazing, alright. I definitely will make this again when I'm out.

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  4. I love homemade preserves and jams...Can't wait to try. =)

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  5. Mmm, what a gorgeously colored marmalade! I am not usually a grapefruit fan, but in jam it sounds like a wonderful idea.

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    1. Funny, I don't normally like grapefruits either. But I like it in jelly form.

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  6. This might be a silly question, but do you leave the skins on?

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  7. Help! My marmalade did not set, it is liquidity!! Can I reprocess it? I am so bummed!!! Pamie

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    1. I'm so sorry I just saw your post.
      If your marmalade is too liquidy, probably you didn't cook it long enough. The time posted for cooking is a guideline, but each case is different.
      Don't throw away your marmalade, simply re-cook it, and believe me, it will get to that jelly consistency. Good luck!

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  8. This looks delicious! I'm gonna try it :) how many jars does this make?

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  9. just made this marmalade and its very, very nice

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  10. just made this marmalade and its very, very nice

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