GOOSEBERRY-CARDAMOM-JAM

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Love it. Wished I had more gooseberries. As soon as I will get gooseberries I will make this jam again. For this jam I use Dr. Oetker's super gelling sugar 1:3. With this gelling sugar you only need 1/3 of the fruit weight to make the jam.

Provided by Thorsten

Categories     Breakfast

Time 2h50m

Yield 2 glasses รก 200ml

Number Of Ingredients 5

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

Steps:

  • Clean red gooseberries and cut in half.
  • Put in a suited pot and add the sugar. Let stand for 2 hours.
  • 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.
  • Bring gooseberry mixture to a boil over medium high heat stirring frequently. Cook for 4 minutes strirring all the time.
  • Remove from heat and add lime juice, vanilla extract and grounded cardamom seeds. Mix.
  • If you like you can mash now the gooseberries as you would like them to appear in your jam.
  • 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.
  • 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.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 140, Fat 1.8, SaturatedFat 0.1, Sodium 3.3, Carbohydrate 31.4, Fiber 12.9, Sugar 0.4, Protein 2.7

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