Carrot marmalade

I had the most amazing yet unconventional dessert on Naxos (See my previous post on the highlights of my time in Naxos). After a lovely meal having grilled fish and an assortment of cold dips with …

CARROT ORANGE MARMALADE hits all the notes with a tart combination of citrus and carrots. But what’s really special about this combination is that it can be made year round. You don’t have to wait until summer berry season, since carrots and oranges are always available in the supermarket. Recipes for jam should come with a warning label: "Danger, habit forming process ahead. May result in eating more fruit and sugar than is good for you." Because once you realize how easy and satisfying it…

A revived version of one of my older recipes, like most things I cook over time evolution kicks in and I find ways to improve on the original. I first tasted this jam whist working in the Sahara, some of the local Berber people ate it on there version of a pan-cake. At first I wasn't sure what it was but after some miscommunication I learnt the vibrant orange colour came from carrots. Since I've developed my own version and has become a signature item on all the tables in Kaffeine. 1 kg…

Here is another instance where carrot substitutes very nicely for fruit. The sugar and fibre in the carrot works very well to give this marmalade a classic consistency.

Granny’s Carrot Marmalade 3 cups grated carrots 3 oranges 4 cups sugar 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger or cinnamon 4 cups water 3 Tablespoons lemon juice Peel oranges, put peel through food cho…

A deliciously simple preserve perfect on toast but great as a glaze and in Asian cooking too and of course with a cheeseboard.

This orange marmalade recipe is a bit different. The recipe calls for a few lemons and some grated carrots.

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