Not being able to sleep I started making jelly last night around 10 pm and I finished this morning at 7am. I did go to bed around 11pm, so I really can't say that I stayed up all night making jelly.
I did my internet research, I also looked at every cookbook that I own and finally settled on a recipe for Jalapeño Jelly to adapt. This recipe for Pinapple Habanero Jelly looked really good too but it called for pectin which I haven't found or made yet. I did a cross between the two. My recipe can be found here.
I didn't have any fresh cranberries so even though I was making a half recipe I used almost as much water as the original recipe called for, I also used an entire bell not a half,so my recipe still yielded almost 4 cups of jelly. I wasn't sure if my granny smith apples were tart enough so I still used an entire cup of the dried cranberries.
I think that I might use one more habanero next time, but it's hard to say. The thing about chiles is that the amount of heat varies from chile to chile.
I haven't found any canning jars so I recycled a jar. I am not trusting it to seal properly so I am storing my jelly in the refrigerator.
Now I need to make some bread to go with that jelly.
Hi Theresa,
ReplyDeleteThis is off topic for the post, but I was wondering if you would help me out. I am a recent arrival to Merida and agree with you that the ethnic food scene is beat. Could you provide some addresses to places you shop, especially the Arab ones. You did mention one place, Baraudi's, I would love to know where that one is. Luckily, I was in India, where I ate my heart out, right before I arrived in Merida so I brought a full contingency of spices with me. But I miss Arab food. I have found tahni, but would love to locate zatar. My boyfriend and I are veg, so in Mexico, it's mostly doing the cooking at home. Love the blog! annalisa
Hi Annalisa, Baroudi's is on the corner of Avenida Cupoles and Calle 62. If you were heading east on Cupoles from the Fiesta Americana,you would go past La Pigua Restaurant and through the intersection at C62. They are open in the morning from 9am to 2pm Mon thru Sat and then again in the afternoon on Mon thru Fri (but I don't remember when since we rarely go in the afternoon).
ReplyDeleteWhat is zatar?and how do you use it? If you don't see what you want, ask they may be out or it may be in the back.
I am glad you like my blog.
regards,
Theresa
This looks so yummy, can't wait to try it!
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