Jam and Preserve Recipes
Seville Orange & Cracked Black Pepper Jelly
What a marriage made in heaven - bitter oranges and deep, dark pepper, magical
Ingredients
Orange, Seville
4 each
Apples, Cooking
3lb
1.5 kg
4 each
Cider, any flavour
2pint
1 litre
Water
1pint
500 ml
Sugar, White granulated
2lb
800 g
Black Pepper, Cracked
3 tbsp
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Method
- Prepare the apples by chopping whole, including the skin and cores
- Chop the oranges and cook with the apples and cloves in the cider and water, until soft.
- Drip overnight through a jelly bag into a measuring jug.
- Next day, add 450g/1 lb sugar into a pan to each 600ml/1 pint juice .
- Stir until dissolved over a low heat.
- Bring to the boil, and boil until setting point is reached.
- Turn off heat and add the pepper.
- Leave for 15 mins before jarring to prevent pepper rising in the jars.
- This jelly is fantastic with rich gamey meat - especially duck.
How long will it take to make?
Preparation time:
20 mins
Cooking time:
1 hour 30 mins
Soaking overnight
not included in total time
How much?
Will make 10-16 small jars, depending on size
Look after it
Keep in a cool, dark place
Useful links
We like the 3.5oz 105ml round jar for all of our jellies A robust Jelly Bag Stand is a good investment.
