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Rhubarb, Ginger and Orange Jam

Sarah Montgomery
Cook Time 45 minutes

Ingredients
  

  • 450g Forced Rhubarb, chopped into 1cm lengths
  • 450g sugar
  • ¼ tsp nutmeg
  • 1 tsp ground ginger
  • 50g crystallised stem ginger, chopped into 1cm lengths
  • zest and juice 1 lemon
  • half an orange peel, finely chopped into little strips

Instructions
 

  • Place the rhubarb, sugar, nutmeg, ginger, zest and juice of 1 lemon in a large mixing bowl and mix it all together. Cover with clingfilm and leave to stand overnight at room temperature.
  • In a saucepan, simmer the orange peel for 20 minutes. Meanwhile, put a saucer into the freezer to chill. Drain and stir into the rhubarb mixture.
  • Pour the rhubarb mixture into a preserving pan and stir occasionally over a gentle heat until the sugar has completely dissolved. Then bring to the boil stirring occasionally until the mixture has thickened and setting point is reached.
  • To test if it’s set. Take a tsp of the mixture and drop it onto a chilled saucer. After 30 seconds, push your finger through the jam, if it wrinkles then the jam will set. If not, boil for another minute or so and test again.
  • Remove the pan from the heat and pot up in hot sterilised jars.

Notes

Sterilise jars and their lids by washing them in hot soapy water (or in a dishwasher). Transfer to an oven set at 140c and leave them to dry. Pot the jam whilst the jars are still warm.
If you don't have a funnel, ladle the jam into a heatproof jug.
There is enough to fill two small - medium sized jars (with around half leftover).