Friday, February 11, 2011

Carrot Jam Recipe


















Ingredients:

- 1 Lb carrots
- 1 Lb sugar
- Juice of one orange
- Juice of one lemon
- Zest of one orange
- Zest of one lemon


Preparation:


- Peel the carrots and grate them .
- Weigh the amount of grated carrots and do the same measure for sugar.
- In a bowl combine grated carrots, sugar, lemon juice, orange juice, lemon zest, orange zest, marinate overnight.
- Put the mixture in a heavy bottomed pot, bring to a boil and cook covered over low heat for 1h30 minutes.
- Check for denseness by placing a drop of jam in a cold plate if it freezes right away, it's cooked.
- Pour the hot jam into a sterilized jar, fill it to the brim, let cool, once the jam is cold, close the jar tightly.
- Keep the pot of jam in a cool and dark place.

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