Quick and Easy

Orange & grapefruit marmalade

Add some zing to your pantry. You’ll need to begin this jewel-bright marmalade recipe a day ahead. Recipe and photography by Bauer Syndication.
Orange and grapefruit marmaladeBauer Syndication
1.8 litre
2H 15M
24H

Ingredients

Method

1.Remove peel from fruit with a vegetable peeler, slice peel thinly and place in a saucepan with the water.
2.Squeeze juices into pan, reserving seeds.
3.Coarsely chop half the juiced fruit (discard remainder), tie up with seeds in a piece of muslin and add to pan. Bring to the boil over medium-high heat. Half-cover saucepan with a lid and simmer until liquid reduces by half (45 minutes-1 hour), then refrigerate overnight.
4.The next day, preheat oven to 180°C. Spread sugar in an even layer in a roasting pan and warm in oven.
5.Meanwhile, squeeze liquid from muslin bag into pan and discard bag.
6.Bring fruit mixture to the boil over medium-high heat. Add sugar and vanilla seeds, stir to dissolve sugar.
7.Return to the boil, cook without stirring until the mixture reaches setting point (10-15 minutes).
8.Stand until slightly thickened (20-30 minutes), stir to distribute peel evenly through mixture, ladle into sterilised jars and seal.

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