Green Tomato Jam [vegan]
Don't let green tomatoes go to waste. Make this delicious jam instead!
Equipment
heavy bottom pan or preserve pan
jam jars
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Ingredients
- 1 kg green tomatoes
- 750 g jam sugar
- juice of 1 to 2 lemons
- 2 tsp cinnamon or mixed ground spice or ginger etc..
- 1 pectin sachet
Instructions
- Boil some water in a large pan. Gently place the tomatoes in the boiling water for around 30 seconds. Do this in batches of 3 to 4 tomatoes. Once boiled, drain them and remove skin.
- Cut each skinned tomatoes into quarters and each quarter into halves so that to have 8 dice.
- Put the tomatoes, sugar, pectin, lemon juice and spice in a preserving pan or large heavy-based saucepan. Warm slowly while mixing the ingredients.
- Cook for 20 to 30 mins until you get a jam consistency. Tomatoes should be soft.
- Remove from the heat. Jam will get thicker as it cools down.
- Leave for 20 mins before pouring into sterilised jars.
Nutrition
Serving: 45gCalories: 3124kcalCarbohydrates: 769gProtein: 12gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 130mgPotassium: 2071mgFiber: 11gSugar: 757gVitamin A: 6422IUVitamin C: 246mgCalcium: 132mgIron: 5mg