Here’s a very simple yet tasty recipe for spicy strawberry jam. Enjoy!
Ingredients
- 2 pounds strawberries
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 1/2 cup minced Serrano chile
- 1 ounce fruit pectin
- 4 cups sugar
Instructions
- Mash strawberries, and mix with minced serrano chiles, lemon juice, and pectin into pot and heat to a simmer on low.
- Slowly mix in sugar, making sure it doesn’t burn by stirring constantly.
- Once sugar is completely dissolved, allow to simmer for 5 minutes
- Increase heat to medium high, allowing ingredients to boil for an additional 5 minutes. Stir continuously.
- Remove from heat, stir in any boil foam, start canning.
- Makes 3 pints
Canning
- Boil jars and lids in water for 5 minutes.
- Pull hot jars from water, and fill with hot strawberry ingredients up to 1/4″ from the top.
- Clean rim of glass and place lids on sealing tightly.
- Return to boiling water, add water if needed until jars are completely covered.
- Boil for 5-10 minutes, remove from water and allow to cool to room temperature.
- It’s best to set the hot jars down on a towel or chopping board when cooling and not directly on cold counter.
