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Blackcurrant Chilli Jam Recipe

Blackcurrant Chilli Jam Recipe

Posted by Valerie Byles on 24th May 2018

Blackcurrant Chilli Jam By Vivien Lloyd 

Ingredients 

1kg (2lb) black currants 

852ml (1½ pints) water 

1.4kg (3lb) sugar 

1 Habanero Chilli 

Method 

Using a fork, remove the currants from their strings. Pick the fruit over and take out any stray leaves. Place the currants in a large preserving pan with the water. 

Bruise the chilli with a rolling pin and tie it up in a small piece of muslin and add this to the pan. Simmer the fruit very gently until tender (25–30 minutes). 

Warm the sugar in an ovenproof bowl in a low oven, 140°C (275°F/Gas 1). Remove the sugar from the oven. Squeeze the liquid from the muslin bag back into the pan by pressing it against the side of the pan with a spoon. 

Stir the liquid into the pan. Discard the muslin bag. 

Add the sugar to the preserving pan and stir until it has dissolved. Bring the jam quickly to a rolling boil and boil hard until setting point is reached. 

Test for a set after 5 minutes using the flake, cold plate or thermometer test. As soon as setting point is reached, remove the pan from the heat and leave it to stand for a few minutes.

Push any scum from the surface of the pan to the side and remove it with a metal spoon. Gently stir the jam and pour it into clean warm jars, up to the brim. 

Seal immediately either with new twist-top lids or waxed discs and cellophane covers secured with rubber bands. If using cellophane covers, apply them when the jam is cold in the jars. Makes about 2.25kg (5lb)

Homemade Jam Glass Jars from Wares of Knutsford