fragolinas apple – orange – rosemary jam

Ingredients for 1 servings:

• 1 kg apples, peeled, pitted, quartered
• 750 ml orange juice, preferably freshly squeezed
• 100 ml wine (rosé), dry, fruity
• 1 handful of raspberries
• 2 lemons, juice
• 2 pkt. gelling sugar, 2 : 1
• 50 g brown sugar
• 3 tsp cinnamon
• 1 pinch of cardamom
• 4 sprigs rosemary

Instructions

Working time approx. 20 minutes; Total time approx. 20 minutes

tastes like a day in the dunes by the sea.

Melt the brown sugar in a large saucepan until liquid (takes about 2 minutes). Carefully add the apple slices, one at a time, and stir vigorously to help the crystallizing sugar to come away from the bottom of the pan. Don’t worry, any remaining lumps will dissolve later. Now simmer with the lid closed, stirring occasionally (about 10 minutes), until the apples are relatively soft but not overcooked! Add the raspberries, orange juice, lemon juice, and spices, and puree everything in the pan. Then add the rosemary sprigs (briefly blanched in hot water) and mix with the gelling sugar. Bring everything to a boil and simmer for a total of 4 minutes, adding the rosé wine (you can also omit this). While still hot, pour into boiled twist-off jars, seal tightly, and turn the jars upside down. This very special jam not only goes well with various types of bread and rolls, but is also perfect for salad dressings and similar dishes. With its beautiful color and decorative sprigs, it’s also ideal as a souvenir.