Orange Confiture
Orange confiture is a recipe with fresh ingredients from the South Fruit category. Try this and other recipes from Spoonsparrow!
Ingredients
- 1 kg bitter orange (pomaranze) organic
- 800 ml water
- 1 kg gelatin sugar (2:1)
- 60 ml orange liqueur
- 2 lemons (juice)
Instructions
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1.
Wash the oranges well and fill a very large pot with water. Halve the oranges, squeeze them, add fruit flesh and juice to the pot along with lemon juice.
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2.
Trim the white pith from the peels, cut the peels into very fine strips and add them to the pot with the juice. Place the seeds in a tea bag, tie it and put it in the pot.
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3.
Heat everything and simmer uncovered for 2 hours until the peels are soft. Remove the tea bag and let the rest cool.
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4.
Add gelatin sugar and stir while bringing to a boil; keep stirring constantly for about 4 minutes until bubbling, then test for setting.
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5.
If not set yet, cook longer; otherwise fill jars completely, seal well, let cool and label.
