Quick orange marmalade
Just oranges (organic) and sugar in this simplified marmalade recipe.
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Last modified on: February 26th 2014
Keywords for this recipe:For 2 kg, you will need:
- 1
1 kg orange - 2
1 kg caster sugar - 3
500 ml water - Total weight: 2,500 grams
How long does it take?
Time required for this recipe:
| Preparation | Cooking | Start to finish |
|---|---|---|
| 31 min. | 40 min. | 1 hour 11 min. |
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 3 min.
Wash 1 kg caster sugar. I've chosen to add a couple of lemons for a more tangy flavour, but this is not essential.
Buy organic fruit if possible, as you will be using the peel.
Buy organic fruit if possible, as you will be using the peel.
Stage 2 - 10 min.
Plunge the fruit into boiling water for 10 minutes to blanch.
Stage 3 - 3 min.
Trim the top and bottom off each orange and discard.
Stage 4 - 10 min.
Slice, using a mandolin if you have one, as this makes the job a lot easier.
Stage 5 - 10 min.
Then chop the slices into small pieces.
Stage 6 - 15 min.
In a large pan, heat 1 kg caster sugar and 500 ml water to 230°F (110°C), using a
thermometer to check the temperature.
thermometer to check the temperature.
Stage 7 - 15 min.
Add the fruit to the sugar syrup and mix well.
Let the temperature come back up to 221°F (105°C).
Let the temperature come back up to 221°F (105°C).
Stage 8
Your marmalade is ready.
Stage 9 - 5 min.
Fill the jars and immediately turn them upside down. This will push the air trapped in the jars up through the hot marmalade and sterilize it.
Then stand the jars right way up.
Then stand the jars right way up.
Remarks
For jam or marmalade, it is better to work to temperatures rather than cooking time, which can vary a lot, depending on the ripeness of your fruit.
If the texture isn't right (too runny), you can add 2 g of agar-agar for each 1 kg of oranges.
If the texture isn't right (too runny), you can add 2 g of agar-agar for each 1 kg of oranges.
Keeping
Several months.
Source
Home made.
Nutritional information
| Whole recipe | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 4,380 Kcal or 18,338 Kj | 10 gr | 1,086 gr | 0 gr |
| 219 % | 4 % | 102 % | 0 % |
| Per 100 g | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Energetic value | Proteins | Carbohydrates | Fats |
| 175 Kcal or 733 Kj | < 1 gr | 43 gr | 0 gr |
| 9 % | <1 % | 4 % | 0 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 2 kg : 2.80 €
Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
This recipe uses (among others)
 | Orange: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Sautéed pears with custard and orange syrup , Crêpes Suzette, Provençal colombier for Pentecost, Flambéd bananas , Little caramelized peach tarts, ... All |
 | Caster sugar: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Stewed plums, Toffee apple upside-down cake, How to succeed in making sabayon (syllabub), Passion fruit jellies, Crème brulée, ... All |
 | Water: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Mustard baps, Cooking sugar, Mojito peaches, Stewed apricots, Leek and potato soup, ... All |
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