Clementine Marmalade Recipes

CLEMENTINE MARMALADE. WITH ONLY 2 INGREDIENTS!

Steps:

• Whether you are using organic fruit or not, wash the clementines very well before using them.
• Cut each clementine in half, then slice the into very thin slices. You'll need your sharpest knife for this.
• Add the slices to the water along with the sugar in a large pot or dutch oven. (Use only stainless steel or ceramic lined pots. The acid in the citrus fruit will react with aluminum.)
• Slowly bring the mixture to a slow boil, ensuring that the sugar is fully dissolved, then remove from the heat and cover the pot.
• Leave the mixture in the pot at room temperature overnight.
• Next day, slowly bring the pot to a slow rolling boil for about 2 hours, stirring occasionally.
• After 2 hours, increase the heat to about medium and begin to take the temperature of the marmalade. You want to take the mixture to between 220 and 225 degrees F on a candy thermometer. This is the temperature needed for the pectin to set.
• Remove the marmalade from the heat and let it cool before adding it to sterilized mason jars and processing in a water bath to ensure a good seal on the jars as instructed by the bottle manufacturer.
• Store in a cool dark place.

CLEMENTINE MARMALADE RECIPE

Steps:

• Wash the oranges and lemons, discarding any stickers before doing so.
• Slice the oranges thinly - about 1/8 inch. You can do this with a knife or a mandoline, or - as I did - cut the oranges in half, then put them through the food processor slicing disk.
• Once sliced, cut each round into 4-5 pieces, place in a large pot.
• Zest and juice the lemon. Add juices and zests to the pot, along with the water. Bring to a boil over high heat.
• Once water comes to a hard boil, reduce heat and simmer for around 45 minutes, or until the orange rinds are very tender.
• Add sugar, stir well to dissolve.
• Turn the temperature back up, bring the mixture up to a boil.
• Continue to boil, stirring constantly until it reaches between 220-224 F on a candy thermometer - about 15-20 minutes.
• Ladle into hot, sterilized canning jars - have about 10 jam jars ready.
• Use a clean, wet paper towel to wipe down the top of each jar.
• Affix sterilized lids and rims, and process in a hot water bath for 10 minutes. (Add 5 minutes for altitudes above 1,000 feet; add 10 minutes for altitudes over 6,000 feet.)
• Allow to cool overnight.
• Check all lids for a proper seal: they should have sucked down into a vacuum seal as the jars cooled.
• Store properly sealed jars for later use; refrigerate any that did not seal for use in the coming weeks.

BEST CLEMENTINE MARMALADE

Steps:

• Scrub & rinse clementines, place in enough water (about 5 cups) to cover in a large non-aluminum soup pot.
• Squeeze lemon - reserve juice. Bundle the lemon seeds with cheesecloth and tie it off. Add bundle of seeds and the halved lemon to pot.
• Cover the pot and simmer for 2-3 hours until fruit is soft. Keep checking to make sure the water does not completely evaporate, add more if needed as the bottom will scorch and ruin the recipe.
• Remove pot from heat, cool overnight; discard bundle of lemon seeds, strain liquid.
• Halve the clementines, scoop pulp into a blender or food processor. Set aside peels.
• In a blender or food processor, blend clementine pulp on medium-high for 40 seconds or until smooth.
• Add sugar, blended pulp, remaining four cups of water and the reserved lemon juice to pot. Heat gently, stirring until sugar dissolves, then boil for a few minutes.
• Meanwhile, finely slice clementine peel then stir into boiling marmalade mixture. Continue boiling until marmalade reaches setting point (220°F at sea level) then remove pot from heat, skim foam, and let pot sit for 10-15 minutes to distribute peel evenly. SEE NOTES.
• Fill hot, sterilized jars; seal tightly with two-part lids; process in boiling-water bath for 15 minutes (sea level). You should hear occasional popping as the filled jars cool and the lids invert.
• Label jars; store in cool, dark place.
• Note: Reaching the setting point may take some time, often 20min or more. To test the marmalade, put a drop on a plate and set in freezer until it's at room temperature (only a minute or so) and take it out, if it's jelly-like and not runny you've got it, this is especially helpful if you're not at sea level plus or minus 2,000ft.
• Note Note: While boiling the marmalade mixture, use the longest spoon you have, stir very often but gently because you don't want hot sugary mix to burn you. Sugary mixtures retain heat longer and the burn can be quite intense.

CLEMENTINE MARMALADE

Steps:

• Scrub & rinse clementines, place in water in a large soup pot (NOT aluminum).
• Squeeze lemon - reserve juice. Bundle the lemon seeds with cheesecloth and tie it off. Add bundle of seeds and the halved lemon to pot.
• Cover the pot and simmer for 2-3 hours until fruit is soft.
• Remove pot from heat, cool overnight; discard bundle of lemon seeds, do not strain liquid.
• Scoop fruit out of the liquid into a large bowl. Halve the clementines, scoop pulp and seeds (if any) into a strainer set over the pot that was used to boil the fruit. Save all peels. Rub pulp through strainer.
• Add sugar and lemon juice to pot. Heat gently, stirring until sugar dissolves, then boil for a few minutes.
• Meanwhile, finely slice clementine peel then stir into boiling sugar-lemon syrup. Continue boiling until marmalade reaches setting point (220*F at sea level) then remove pot from heat, skim foam, and let pot sit for 10-15 minutes to distribute peel evenly.
• Fill hot, sterilized jars; seal with two-part lids; process in boiling-water bath for 15 minutes (sea level).
• Label jars; store in cool, dark place.
• SUGGESTION: Use small decorative jars and make Gift Baskets (along with other kitchen preserves or mixes).

CLEMENTINE & COINTREAU MARMALADE

Steps:

• Scrub clementines in warm soapy water, rinse, then halve and squeeze juice into a large pan. Scoop out the pulp and any seeds, then tie in the muslin, as before. Shred the peel. Add both to the pan with the lemon juice and water, then leave to steep overnight.
• Put the pan over a medium heat and bring up to a simmer. Cook, uncovered, until the peel is soft, about 30-45 mins. Squeeze as much liquid from the muslin bag as possible. Discard the bag. Weigh the mixture - you should have around 1.15kg.
• Put the pan over a low heat, then add the sugar. Heat gently until sugar has dissolved, stirring occasionally, then bring up to a good rolling boil. Cook for 15 mins, then check for a set (see Step 5). If not at setting point, boil (see Know how) for a further 2 mins and check again. Repeat until setting point has been reached.
• Add Cointreau, taking care, as marmalade will bubble up. Allow to stand for 15 mins or until beginning to thicken. Transfer to sterilised jars, then seal.
• To test the setting point: take the pan off the heat and allow the bubbles to subside. Take a plate from the freezer and spoon a little liquid onto the plate, then return to the freezer for 1 min. Push the marmalade along the plate with your finger. If setting point has been reached then the marmalade surface will wrinkle slightly and the marmalade won't run back straight away. If it's not at setting point, return to the heat and boil again for 2 mins before re-testing. Repeat until setting point is reached. If you have a sugar thermometer, setting point is reached at 105C, but it's good to do the plate test as well.

LEMON - CLEMENTINE MARMALADE

Steps:

• Scrub the lemons, remove any stems or blemishes. cut each in quarters on the long axis, then slice them very thinly (I use a japanese mandolin set on thin) and remove and reserve the pips.
• Scrub the clementines, cut the same way as the lemons. Save the pips in the same manner.
• Using cheesecloth, make a loose bundle of the lemon and clementine seeds, tie it with string and leave a long leash so you can tie it off to your pan handle.
• Set the shaved citrus in a pan, cover with the water, and set the bag of seeds into it. Let is set at room temperature, covered, overnight.
• 8 hours later, pour the citrus and water into your large heavy pan, add the bundle of seeds and tie it off to the pan handle. Add the apple peel and turn the heat on under it to medium and let it come up to a simmer.
• Once it's slowly boiling, add the sugars and the brandy. let it continue to cook for about an hour, then set the thermometer in and turn the heat up slightly and start watching the temperature. Stir constantly, and skim foam which develops on the top.
• have 8 8-ounce jars and maybe a couple of 4-oz jars sanitized and ready. I wash mine, then set them on a tray in a 250 oven so they are ready when I am.
• Once the thermometer reads 215 F, add the vanilla extract* and butter, and fish out and discard the apple peel and bag of pips. Continue to cook and stir until it hits 220, then ladle into prepared hot jars, lid up, and process for 10 minutes.
• This is a medium-set marmalade, with no graininess and a good balance of flavor with less bitterness if you use Meyers than if you use commercially shipped lemons.
• * I make my own vanilla extract, and once in a while I will pull one of the vanilla beans out of the jar of extract and snip the end off and just squeeze the vanilla seeds from it into the jam instead of using extract. It adds another visual element, with the tiny black seeds swimming in the marmalade.

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.