Jalapeno Mint Jelly
photo by gailanng
- Ready In:
- 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 7
- Yields:
-
4 cups
ingredients
- 1 3⁄4 cups mint, finely chopped, divided
- 1 1⁄2 cups water
- 3 1⁄2 cups granulated sugar
- 3⁄4 cup cider vinegar
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 jalapeno peppers, finely chopped
- 1 (8 ounce) envelope liquid fruit pectin
directions
- Bring 1 1/2 cups mint and water to a boil in a small saucepan. When I am in a hurry I do not "finely" chop the mint at this point. Remove from heat, cover and let stand for 30 minutes to steep. Strain through a lined sieve pressing with the back of a spoon to extract as much liquid as possible; discard mint.
- Combine mint liquid, sugar, vinegar, lemon juice and peppers in a large stainless steel saucepan. Bring to a full boil over high heat and boil hard for 2 minutes, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; stir in pectin and remaining finely chopped mint.
- Ladle into sterilized jars and process in water bath for 5 minutes or pour into jars and invert for 5 minutes. Turn back and you should hear the seals pop close.
Reviews
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I haven't completed the recipe yet, but it appears to match several other recipes for the same thing on reputable websites. EXCEPT, I believe that the amount of liquid fruit pectin must be incorrect. I could not find 8 oz packages anywhere, and all other recipes I perused called for 3 oz of liquid fruit pectin for similar quantities of ingredients.
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