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C@H Tomato Jam - Mare749 - 09-11-2007
I made this today and wow! is it ever tasty. A little hot though, so if anybody doesn't like heat, go easy on the red pepper flakes and maybe even use a little less ginger. It cooks down a lot, I ended up slightly less than 2 cups. I can't wait to put this on a burger!
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Tomato Jam
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Prepare:
4 cups paste or standard tomatoes (about 6)
Saute in 1 T. Olive Oil:
1/4 cup fresh ginger -- peeled, minced
1 T. garlic -- minced
Add:
1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
2 cinnamon sticks
Stir in:
Diced tomatoes
1/3 cup brown sugar
1/2 t. ground cumin
1/4 t. crushed red pepper flakes
Off Heat -- Add:
1/4 cup honey
Salt and pepper to taste
Prepare tomatoes, by first blanching them for 10 seconds then plunging them into ice water. Skin will peel off. Cut in half and squeeze out seeds. Dice and set aside.
Saute ginger and garlic in oil, in a saute pan over medium-low heat, until soft (5 minutes).
Add lemon juice and cinnamon sticks. Saute until liquid is evaporated.
Stir in tomatoes, brown sugar, cumin, and red pepper flakes. Simmer until tomato juices have evaporated (35-40 minutes). Stir often or sugar will burn. Remove from heat.
Add in honey. Season with salt and pepper.
Source:
"Tomato Jam(Cuisine, August 2001, Issue 28, p. 29)
Re: C@H Tomato Jam - pjcooks - 09-11-2007
I've been eyeing this one to use up some tomatoes from the pots. Thanks for the note about the red pepper flakes, always useful to those of us who have cook for the masses, so to speak!
Copied and printed!
PJ
Re: C@H Tomato Jam - luvnit - 09-11-2007
My mom makes a different variation of tomato jam every year. She loves it. I will have to pass this on to her. I am sure it's wonderful.
Re: C@H Tomato Jam - MUSICMAKER - 09-11-2007
Seems like pretty much all C@H recipes are heavy on the pepper, aren't they? Seems to be a running complaint in this forum!
Thanks for the feedback on this, Maryann!
Re: C@H Tomato Jam - Mare749 - 09-11-2007
I don't that this recipe had too much red pepper, I probably just had a heavy hand because we like things a little bit hot and a 1/4 tsp. didn't sound like much. In all reality, it's probably just about right. I'm thinking that maybe I overdid the ginger a bit though. I minced it up and really packed it into the 1/4 cup. Next time, I think I'll just loosely pack it. With those two adjustments, I'm thinking this will be even better.
Re: C@H Tomato Jam - MUSICMAKER - 09-11-2007
Yes, Maryann, ginger can pack a punch. I found that out when I first made those ginger snap cookies, the recipe I gave you (did you ever make those, BTW?) I thought the recipe needed more ginger before ever making them even once! Threw them away. That extra "little bit" can be a "little bit" too much sometimes!
Glad to know this because I've been eyeing the recipe for a while! Thanks!
Re: C@H Tomato Jam - Mare749 - 09-12-2007
Linda, I was planning to make those cookies today. Thought I had everything, then found out I didn't have molasses. So, as soon as I go shopping again, I'll pick some up. I'll let you know when I make them. Thanks.
Maryann
Re: C@H Tomato Jam - cjs - 09-12-2007
hmmm, Maryann, this sounds really good. What options tho - paste or whole?? good flavors.
Re: C@H Tomato Jam - Lorraine - 09-12-2007
Thanks for the review, Maryann. Sounds great, and would make great Christmas gifts. That is, if I was canning this year.
Re: C@H Tomato Jam - Mare749 - 09-12-2007
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hmmm, Maryann, this sounds really good. What options tho - paste or whole?? good flavors.
Jean, that confused me also. I have so many tomatoes all the sudden that I decided to try this with what I had. So, I just followed the directions for peeling, then chopped them up and let them drain for a bit. That worked out just fine and the time frame was exactly right in the recipe.