Homemade Orange Jam Spread (Orange Marmalade)

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Making orange jam at home is easy, only 3 ingredients are needed: fresh fruit flesh, sugar and lemon juice. The method is simple too, just combine mashed fruit with other ingredients, then cook until thickened and the fresh-made fruit jam is ready.

Check out our other fruit jam recipes like strawberry jam and blueberry jam.

CHINESE VERSION: 自制香橙果酱

 

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Homemade Orange Jam Spread (Orange Marmalade) | MyKitchen101en

Yields: about 500 g (25 servings)

Ingredients:

• grated orange zest (of 3-4 oranges)
• 500 g (17.6 oz) orange flesh
• 250 g (1.25 cups) granulated sugar
• 3 tbsps lemon juice

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Instructions:

1 Grate orange zest with grater. (Reminder: Wash the skin of oranges thoroughly before grating the zest. Mix 1 part of distilled vinegar and 3 parts of water in a plastic basin, soak the oranges for 20 minutes. Gently brush using a clean fishnet washer or dishwasher brush, then rinse thoroughly with running water. )

 

2 Remove orange flesh, then puree with blender.

3 Combine grated orange zest, pureed orange flesh, lemon juice and sugar in a sauce pot. (Reminder: Use cooking pot with a thicker base to prevent burning.)

 

4 Bring to the boil, then reduce to medium heat, cook for 14-15 minutes, until thickened (the jam will become thicker when cooled).

5 Homemade Orange Jam is ready! (Fill the jam into clean jar, keep refrigerated when cooled, consume within 1 month.)

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