Make orange marmalade yourself: with just three ingredients

Created: 08/27/2022, 3:00 p.m

By: Ines Alms

It's not just the British who love orange marmalade at tea time.

For fans of the slightly tart specialty, here is a simple recipe with just three ingredients.

Scones, clotted cream and jam are the three must-haves that not only make the queen happy for afternoon tea.

And also only three ingredients are needed to serve a typical English orange marmalade even on imperious breakfast tables.

Or who likes it for brunch, as a snack in between or as a bedtime treat.

Make orange marmalade yourself: with just three ingredients

Orange marmalade is a typically British, slightly tart speciality.

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Whether refined with whiskey or without, orange marmalade is part of British cultural heritage.

What sets it apart from other fruit preserves is its characteristic bitter note, which many orange marmalade beginners take some getting used to.

It gets its tart taste primarily from the citrus peels, which are finely chopped and processed.

The type of orange also plays a role here; bitter oranges, also known as bitter oranges or Seville oranges, are particularly suitable.

You need these three ingredients for about three jars of delicious orange marmalade:

• 6 organic oranges

• 1 organic lemon

• 300 grams of preserving sugar (2:1)

Wash the oranges and lemons in hot water, pat dry and peel off the peels with a zester.

Alternatively, peel the shells very thinly with a vegetable peeler and cut into very fine strips with a knife.

Peel the oranges so that the white skin is removed as well and remove the fillets, catching the juice.

Squeeze the lemon.

Boil the citrus peels and juices and the orange fillets (it should make a total of around 600 grams) in a saucepan with the preserving sugar.

Let simmer for about four minutes and after a successful gelling test fill into boiled jam jars.

Close immediately with a lid, turning the jars upside down is not necessary.

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By the way, if you want to enjoy the jam in proper style or if you are invited to afternoon tea with the Queen, there is a clear rule on how to traditionally spread the scones correctly: first the jam, then the clotted cream.

Anyone who appreciates unusual jams might also like homemade Italian lemon marmalade with grappa.