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Cider apple jelly

Cider apple jelly

You will need to start this recipe the day before. Makes about 2 cups.

Condiments
Add more spice to your Christmas feasting with the addition of homemade condiments. While there’s a seemingly infinite array of mustards and dressings on supermarket shelves and in delicatessens and provedores, there’s something extremely satisfying about making your own. There’s also peace of mind in knowing exactly what’s in them – no preservatives, nothing artificial. The seeded mustard is great with a Christmas ham and elevates a ham sandwich from simple to sublime. Smoky barbecue sauce is an essential for any grilling occasion and cider apple jelly with hot roast pork (or the next day’s cold cuts) is a perfect match.

Cider apple jelly

Serves 6
1.8 kg   Granny Smith apples, coarsely chopped (including peel and cores)
1 litre (4 cups)   dry cider
1   lemon, finely grated rind and juice only
About 500gm   white sugar
2 tbsp   cider vinegar
5   fresh bay leaves


1 Combine apple, cider, lemon rind and 2/3 cup water in a large saucepan, cover and bring to the simmer over medium heat. Cook for 25 minutes or until apple is soft, then transfer to a muslin-lined sieve suspended over a bowl and stand overnight to drain.
2 Measure liquid. In a saucepan, add liquid, sugar (for each 250ml liquid add 250gm sugar) and lemon juice and stir over medium heat until sugar dissolves. Then cook, without stirring, until mixture reaches 108C on a sugar thermometer. Remove from heat and add cider vinegar. Pour into sterile jars, add bay leaves and seal. Jelly will keep refrigerated for up to 1 month. Bring to room temperature before serving.


RECIPE Emma Knowles PHOTOGRAPHY Petrina Tinslay STYLING Emma Knowles

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