Name: Courgette Jam
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1 kg courgettes, finely diced; 1 kg caster sugar; 50 g thumb of ginger, peeled and finely diced; 2 small unwaxed lemons, juice and zest

With this recipe you can use courgette or marrows, but yellow courgettes work best.

(*) There are two ways to check that jam is set.

The easiest one is to get a jam thermometer, once the jam has reached 105 degree Celsius it’s ready.
jam check The other one is to put a couple of small dishes in the freezer before you start, once the jam has boiled for at least 10 minutes remove from the heath and place a bit of jam in on the chilled plates. If it separates like in the picture is done!

Courgette Jam

It could be used instead of marmalade

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Prep Time 30

Cook Time 30

Course Breakfast, Dessert

Cuisine Italian

Servings 60

Calories 55 kcal

Ingredients

1 kg courgettes, finely diced
1 kg caster sugar
50 g thumb of ginger, peeled and finely diced
2 small unwaxed lemons, juice and zest

Instructions

Put everything in a heavy-bottomed pan
Thoroughly mix all the ingredients. The mix will go from quite dry to wet and soupy as the courgettes release their moisture and the sugar starts to dissolve
Over a low heat, stir till the sugar fully dissolves, then increase heat to medium
Bring to the boil, then simmer for about 20-25 minutes or until the courgettes have softened completely and the jam has reached setting point (*)
Let it cool a little before pouring into the jars