Mandarin Marmalade Recipes

ABSOLUTELY FAIL-PROOF EASY MARMALADE

Steps:

• Take the 6 citrus fruits and wash well, removing any blemishes.
• Cut into quarters, and place in a food processor.
• Chop until finely ground, skin and all.
• For an optional extra add some crystallized ginger.
• Boil with the 1 kilo of sugar, stirring occasionally with a wooden spoon, for 20 minutes.
• It splatters, so be careful.
• This quantity fills about 5 x 340 gram jars.
• Do not double the ingredients, rather make two batches.
• It never goes dark and lasts for up to 6 months in the refrigerator without the need to sterilize the bottles.

MANDARIN MARMALADE RECIPE

Steps:

• Combine whole mandarins, juice and the water in large saucepan; bring to the boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, about 45 minutes or until fruit is soft.
• Remove mandarins from liquid; reserve liquid. Coarsely chop mandarins, including rind; discard seeds. Return the chopped mandarin to reserved liquid.
• Measure fruit mixture, allow 1 cup sugar for each cup of fruit mixture. Return fruit mixture and sugar to pan; stir over high heat, without boiling, until sugar dissolves. Bring to the boil; boil, uncovered, without stirring, about 30 minutes or until jam jells when tested.
• Pour hot jam into hot sterilised jars; seal immediately. Label and date jars when cold.

SMALL-BATCH MANDARIN ORANGE (OR CLEMENTINE) MARMALADE

Steps:

• Remove peel from all fruit, being careful to remove only the colored part from the lemon, and slice the peel thinly, using scissors or a sharp knife. Place slivers in a small non-reactive pan with the water, bring to a boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer 20 minutes.
• Remove and discard white pithy rind and seeds from the lemon. Chop orange and lemon pulp finely in a food processor or with a sharp knife.Add to the saucepan, return to a boil, reduce heat, cover, and simmer 20 minutes.Add sugar to mixture, return to boil, and boil rapidly, uncovered, until mixture forms a gel, about 10 minutes, stirring frequently. Remove from heat.
• Ladle into hot jars and process 10 minutes in a boiling water bath.

MANDARIN JAM

Steps:

• Peel mandarins, removing loose pith.
• Chop mandarins roughly (breaking up segments into 4 or 5 pieces), removing any seeds. You can also remove any stray seeds later as they float to the top during boiling.
• Place chopped mandarins into saucepan and add the lemon (also peeled, chopped and seeded).
• Add water and place over heat. Bring to the boil and continue to boil uncovered for 10 minutes.
• Add the sugar and continue to boil until the mixture jellies. This should take about 15-25 minutes, depending on the fruit and temperature. When ready, the mixture will start to thicken a little, turn a pale golden colour and will "grab" just slightly to the bottom of the saucepan when you stir the mixture.
• Remember to use jam setting sugar!
• Pour hot jam into a large sterilised jar. Seal with the lid and allow to cool to room temperature.
• Refrigerate and enjoy for up to one month.

MANDARIN ORANGE JAM

Steps:

• Peel mandarins and remove as much of the white pith as possible from the outside and center of the oranges. Remove any seeds that may be lurking in your "seedless" oranges.
• You do not need to remove the membranes separating the segments, however, if any are very loose, remove them.
• Chop mandarin segments into small pieces. If using a food processor or immersion blender, do so briefly to avoid completely pureeing the oranges.
• Zest and juice the lemon, add to oranges.
• You should have 4 cups of prepared oranges. Add orange juice or more orange segments as necessary.
• Wash jars and lids and keep hot. (No need to sterilize).
• In large saucepan, combine 4 cups prepared oranges and No Sugar Needed powdered pectin. Stir until pectin is fully dissolved.
• Over high heat, bring mixture to a full rolling boil, stirring frequently.
• Add sugar. Stir constantly and return mixture to a full rolling boil for 3 minutes.
• Remove from heat.
• Pour into hot jars leaving a 1/4 inch headspace.
• Wipe rim of jars and apply 2 piece lids tightening ring finger tight.
• Place jars in hot water bath and boil for 10 minutes (begin timing when water starts boiling).
• Allow jars to rest in canner for 5 minutes, then remove and allow to cool.
• These jars will last on a shelf for one year.
• Makes: 4-5 half pint (250 mL) jars