Jasmine Green Tea Jelly With Ginger and Lemon |
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Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 15 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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Yahoo Group Files. This amber colored jelly has a touch of ginger and a hint of lemon. Ingredients:
4 cups cold water |
2 tablespoons finely grated gingerroot |
8 jasmine green tea bags (or either jasmine tea or green tea) |
1/4 cup strained lemon juice |
1 (1 1/2 ounce) package powdered pectin |
5 cups sugar |
Directions:
1. In a large saucepan, combine water and ginger. Bring to a boil over high
2. heat. Reduce heat and simmer, covered for 5 minutes.
3. Remove from the heat and add tea bags. Cover and let steep for 5 minutes.
4. Pour through a fine mesh sieve and discard ginger and tea bags. Measure
5. exactly 3 1/2 cups of the liquid (add water if there is not enough
6. liquid).
7. Pour into a large saucepan and stir in lemon juice. Stir in
8. pectin until dissolved. Bring to a full rolling boil over high heat,
9. stirring constantly.
10. Add sugar in a steady stream, stirring constantly. Return to a full
11. rolling boil, stirring constantly to dissolve sugar. Boil hard for 1 minute.
12. Remove from the heat and skim off foam if needed. Ladle into prepared
13. jars leaving a 1/4 headspace.
14. Process jars in a boiling water bath for
15. 10 minutes. Adjust time according to your altitude.
16. Serving suggestions: Use this jelly to glaze fruit flans or tarts.
17. Variations: Jasmine Green Tea Jelly: Omit the ginger.
18. Green Tea Jelly with Honey: Use regular green tea and replace 1/2 cup of
19. the sugar with liquid honey. If desired, omit the ginger.
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