Cumquat Marmalade

Cumquat Marmalade

By: WellBeing Team

Cumquat marmalade balances natural bitterness & sweetness—perfect on toast or stirred into sauces for fish or lamb.

Ingredients

• 1kg cumquats
• 5 cups water
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• 3 cups sugar

Method

• Slice the cumquats in quarters lengthwise and knock aside as many pips as you can.
• Put the pips in some muslin cloth and tie up. Place pips and cumquats in a bowl, cover with water and sit overnight.
• Next day, place pips and fruit in a saucepan and boil for 20 mins.
• Turn down heat, add lemon juice and sugar and bring back to a rapid simmer for about 20 mins.
• Test setting by popping a smidge on a pre-frozen plate in freezer for 2 mins. If it gels, it’s ready; if not, simmer another 5–10 mins and retest.
• Discard muslin cloth full of pips and store marmalade in a sterilised jar.