JASMINE GREEN TEA JELLY WITH GINGER AND LEMON

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Make and share this Jasmine Green Tea Jelly With Ginger and Lemon recipe from Food.com.

Provided by dicentra

Categories     Jellies

Time 30m

Yield 2 1/2 pints

Number Of Ingredients 6

4 cups cold water
2 tablespoons finely grated gingerroot
8 jasmine green tea bags (or either jasmine tea or green tea)
1/4 cup strained lemon juice
1 (1 1/2 ounce) package powdered pectin
5 cups sugar

Steps:

  • In a large saucepan, combine water and ginger. Bring to a boil over high
  • heat. Reduce heat and simmer, covered for 5 minutes.
  • Remove from the heat and add tea bags. Cover and let steep for 5 minutes.
  • Pour through a fine mesh sieve and discard ginger and tea bags. Measure
  • exactly 3 1/2 cups of the liquid (add water if there is not enough
  • liquid).
  • Pour into a large saucepan and stir in lemon juice. Stir in
  • pectin until dissolved. Bring to a full rolling boil over high heat,
  • stirring constantly.
  • Add sugar in a steady stream, stirring constantly. Return to a full
  • rolling boil, stirring constantly to dissolve sugar. Boil hard for 1 minute.
  • Remove from the heat and skim off foam if needed. Ladle into prepared
  • jars leaving a 1/4" headspace.
  • Process jars in a boiling water bath for
  • 10 minutes. Adjust time according to your altitude.
  • Serving suggestions: Use this jelly to glaze fruit flans or tarts.
  • Variations: Jasmine Green Tea Jelly: Omit the ginger.
  • Green Tea Jelly with Honey: Use regular green tea and replace 1/2 cup of
  • the sugar with liquid honey. If desired, omit the ginger.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 1613.7, Fat 0.1, Sodium 42.7, Carbohydrate 418.4, Fiber 1.7, Sugar 400.3, Protein 0.2

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