Spicy Pomegranate Cranberry Jam Food

SPICY POMEGRANATE CRANBERRY JAM

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, bring pomegranate juice and cranberries to a boil. Reduce heat to medium and cook for 5 minutes.
• Add sugar, lemon juice and pepper (if using) and reduce heat to low. Simmer for 10 minutes.
• Remove pepper. Puree with an immersion blender, traditional blender or food processor.

POMEGRANATE PEPPER JELLY

Steps:

• Place peppers in a food processor; pulse until combined. Add 1 cup vinegar; process until peppers are finely minced. Transfer to a 6-qt. stockpot. Stir in sugar, pomegranate juice and remaining vinegar. Bring to a full rolling boil over medium heat, stirring constantly. Boil 10 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in pectin. Return to a boil, stirring constantly. Remove from heat; skim off foam., Ladle hot mixture into seven hot half-pint jars, leaving 1/4-in. headspace. Remove air bubbles and adjust headspace, if necessary, by adding hot mixture. Wipe rims. Center lids on jars; screw on bands until fingertip tight., Place jars into canner with simmering water, ensuring that they are completely covered with water. Bring to a boil; process for 10 minutes. Remove jars and cool.

SPICED CRANBERRY JAM

Steps:

• Combine cranberries, white sugar, turbinado sugar, water, orange zest, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, allspice, and pepper in a large pot over medium heat. Simmer, stirring frequently, until sugar dissolves and cranberries pop, 10 to 12 minutes.
• Blend cranberry jam into desired consistency using an immersion blender.
• Pour jam into a glass pint jar; cool until thickened and set, about 1 hour. Seal jar and refrigerate.

SPICY RED PEPPER CRANBERRY RELISH

Steps:

• Put sugar, jalapeños, lemon juice, salt and cayenne in a heavy-bottomed saucepan over medium-high heat. Add 1/2 cup water, then stir with a wooden spoon to dissolve sugar, and simmer 2 minutes.
• Add ginger and cranberries, and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium and let mixture cook, stirring occasionally, until cranberries have softened and no liquid remains in pan, about 15 minutes.
• Let cool and taste. Add more cayenne or jalapeños if desired. It can be stored in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.

CRANBERRY AND POMEGRANATE JELLIES

Steps:

• Prepare gelatine as per manufacturers instructions.
• Pour the cranberry juice into a pan and stir in the sugar. Heat the juice, but just before it comes to the boil remove from the heat. Allow to cool for 2 minutes.
• Add the gelatine to the hot cranberry mixture and stir to dissolve. Pour into 4 glasses, then sprinkle in the pomegranate seeds and any juice. They tend to float, making a layer at the top of each glass.
• Allow the jellies to cool, then chill for at least an hour or until ready to serve. TIP: rest the glasses at an angle in the fridge to set at a slant.
• Pour the evaporated milk into a jug and allow your guests to mix it into their jelly at the table.

POMEGRANATE CRANBERRY JAM

Steps:

• Pulse cranberries in a blender or food processor until chunky. Do not puree.
• Combine cranberries, pomegranate juice, and pectin in a large pot and bring to a boil.
• When at a rapid boil that doesn't recede with slow stirring, begin adding your sugar, continuing to stir.
• When sugar is all incorporated, return to a boil, continuing to stir slowly and gently.
• Once the jam is at a very rapid boil again, begin timing and cook for exactly 3.5 minutes, continue to stir the whole time.*
• After 3.5 minutes remove from heat and ladle into storage jars of choice.

JALAPENO CRANBERRY JELLY

Steps:

• Place cranberry juice and jalapenos in a blender; cover and process until peppers are fully chopped. Strain through a double thickness of cheesecloth. , Pour the strained juice into a Dutch oven; add vinegar. Stir in sugar. Bring to a full rolling boil, stirring constantly. Stir in pectin; return to a full rolling boil. Boil for 1 minute, stirring constantly. , Remove from the heat; skim off foam. Add food coloring if desired. Carefully ladle hot mixture into hot sterilized half-pint jars, leaving 1/4-in. headspace. Wipe rims and adjust lids. Process for 5 minutes in a boiling-water canner.