i'm kinda clueless when it comes to choosing grapefruits. i don't know how to determine which ones hv got ruby red flesh and which are the ones with yellow flesh. so the other day while randomly picking up grapefruits and then later on discovered that i've got some really beautiful ones with flesh almost as deeply colored as that of blood oranges, the 1st thing that came to mind was to make grapefruit marmalade!
since this is my 1st attempt at jam i made a few mistakes. i didn't shred the rind finely enough and i added too much of it. i also forgot to remove the membranes (?) that cover the flesh so i ended up with lotsa hard fibrous bits. lucky thing was that it was still very good and super easy to make. i only used two ingredients - grapefruit & sugar and didn't even use lemon or pectin since i read that citrus fruits already contain natural pectin and whatever thats cooked with that much sugar would surely reduce so there's no worry about the jam not setting. so yum its hard to go back to storebought again.
credit goes to eatdrinkchic for the lovely jam labels.
ingredients :
300g grapefruit
300g sugar
directions :
1. sterilize jam jars and lids by washing them in hot soapy water. put a pot of water to boil then place the jars and lids in for a few mins. leave the jars in the hot water until ready to use.
2. wash and peel grapefruit then blanch the rind in a pot of boiling water for a few mins. rinse under running water then then cut the rind into thin slices. remove the fruit from the membranes and roughly chop them. place the grapefruit in a blender and blend for a few secs.
3. in a saucepan add the grapefruit, rind and sugar and cook until 2/3 of the liquid has evaporated. ladle into hot jam jars, screw on lids and invert the jars until cooled.
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