spicy tomato marmalade

11 Pinches
Belle Plaine, KS
Updated on Nov 4, 2014

We like this on pork and poltry. We enjoy it so much that for two people we now can it in pints.

prep time
cook time
method Canning/Preserving
yield Makes 4 half pints

Ingredients

  • 8 cups peeled, cored, coarsley chopped tomatoes
  • 1 - orange
  • 1 - lemon
  • 1/4 cup cider vinegar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons ground allspice
  • 3/4 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 3 cups sugar

How To Make spicy tomato marmalade

  • Step 1
    Place tomatoes in heavy-bottomed 8-10 quart non-aluminum pan. Rinse orange and lemon;with vegetable peeler, carefullyremove thin outer peel. Cut peel into slivers and add to tomatoes. Holding fruit over a bowl to catch juice, cut off and discard remaining peel and white membrane; coarsley chop fruit.
  • Step 2
    Add chopped fruit and juice to tomatoes. Stir in vinegar, spices, and sugar until well blended. Bring to a boil over high heat, stirring often. Then reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, stirring often, untilthickened and reduced to about 4 cups ( about 2 hours); as mixture thickens, reduce heat and stir more often to prevent sticking.
  • Step 3
    Ladle hot marmalade into hot, sterilized half pint jars, leaving 1/4-inch headspace. Wipe rims and threads clean; top with hot lids, then firmly screw on bands. Process in boiling water canner for 5 minutes. Or omit processing and laddle into freezer containers, leaving 1/2-inch headspace; apply lids. Let stand for 12-24 hours at room temprature; freeze or refrigerate.

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