Homemade jams and marmalades are a genuine pleasure, a real item to record the very best of the fruit and protect all of it all year. Let’s find how to prepare a best lemon marmalade, beginning with the item: we have actually picked (and recommend) the Sorrento lemons, an Italian item with Protected Geographical Indicator. The “Ovali di Sorrento”, called so for their sizes and shape, are abundant in vitamin C and have an extremely aromatic skin, thanks to the existence of vital oils. The rather acidic taste of their pulp is softened by soaking the lemon pieces in water for 2 days, so that with the addition of sugar and long cooking, the marmalade ends up sweet while still protecting the taste and fragrance of the lemon. If you choose it more fragile and smooth you can pass it through a food mill as we did, otherwise find it in a more rustic variation. In any case, it will be a success! Now it’s time to make your lemon marmalade to enjoy it “naturally”, spreading it on a piece of bread, to taste your desserts or accompany a cheese plate!
Attempt likewise other homemade marmalade:
Citrus Marmalade.
Orange Marmalade.
Mandarin Marmalade.
Seedless Lemon Marmalade.
To prepare lemon marmalade initially ensure to utilize disinfected containers and with brand-new covers. Wash, then slice the lemons very finely, it is not essential to eliminate the seeds 1 Transfer them to a big bowl and cover with cold water 2 Cover with cling wrap and leave at space temperature level for 24 hr. Rinse 3 and alter the water, then duplicate the resting for 24 hr.
After the 2nd resting duration, wash the lemons once again and put them in a pot. Cover with water 4 and give a boil. Then drain pipes the lemons and keep about 12 oz of the water in which you boiled them. Transfer the lemons back into the pot 5 and this water 6
Likewise include the sugar 7 Give a mild boil and cook, stirring frequently 8 for about 30-40 minutes. At this moment, the pieces will be rather soft and broken down, however rather irregular and perfectly syrupy 9: do not stress and particularly do not prepare excessive since the marmalade will thicken a lot throughout cooling.
Pass the mix through a food mill 10 so regarding eliminate the seeds. It is not essential to be excessively extensive however this action is likewise essential to rather consistent the consistency. Transfer the marmalade into sterilized containers 11 and continue with the normal canning procedure 12