Pineapple Marmalade is a traditional South African recipe for a classic marmalade of cooked in pineapple and lemon juices with sugar and spices until dark and caramelized. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic South African version of: Pineapple Marmalade.
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My local Iceland has nice large pineapples for £1 each and now that autumn is really starting to close in I'm returning to this South African (the land of queen pineapples) for a little taste of summer to take me into winter. I'm also editing my South African recipes for a forthcoming book.
This pineapple marmalade is great on toast or as a marinade or topping for pork or chicken. You can add it to icing for a tropical twist on a cake, or use it to sandwich the layers of a cake together.
Ingredients:
1 large, fresh, pineapple - peeled, cored, and sliced
120ml pineapple juice
100g brown sugar
1 (10cm long) cinnamon stick
2 whole cloves
60ml lemon juice
1 tbsp finely-grated lemon zest
Method:
Put the pineapple chunks in a blender then pulse to coarsely chop.
Combine the pineapple juice, brown sugar, cinnamon stick, and cloves in a saucepan and bring to the boil over medium heat. Boil for 1 minute, then remove cloves.
At this point add the pineapple, lemon juice, and lemon zest. Return to a boil, then reduce the heat to low and continue cooking gently until thickened (about 1 hour), stirring the mixture every 10 minutes or so. Now fish out and discard the cinnamon stick.
In the meantime, thoroughly wash your jam jars then rinse and immerse in a pan of simmering water until the marmalade is ready for potting. Wash the jar's lid in warm soapy water.
Once the pineapple marmalade is ready, drain your jam jars then fill to within 5mm of the top with the marmalade. Run a clean knife or thin spatula around the insides of the jar to remove any air bubbles.
Wipe the rim with a moist paper towel to remove any residue then sit a wax circle on top. Firmly screw on the lid and set aside to cool before labelling.
Store in a cool, dry cupboard and transfer to your refrigerator once opened.
