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Star Gooseberry Jam (Bilimbi)
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Star Gooseberry Jam is a sweet and savory jam that tastes absolutely wonderful. This is one of the most popular jams in Mauritius.
Recipe Ingredients
Servings:
4
- 500g gooseberries (bilimbi/star gooseberry)
- 4 cups water (2 cups to parboil gooseberries, 2 cups for syrup)
- 2 cups brown sugar
- 1 cinnamon stick
- Ground cloves, to taste
- Grated nutmeg, to taste
Instructions
- 1
Wash the gooseberries.
- 2
Boil the gooseberries in 2 cups of room temperature water to rough up their surface.
- 3
Strain the boiled gooseberries and set aside.
- 4
Bring 2 cups of water to a boil and dissolve in the brown sugar.
- 5
Add the grated nutmeg, cinnamon stick and ground cloves to the syrup.
- 6
Add the strained gooseberries to the syrup.
- 7
Boil for about 1 hour, or longer if needed, until the mixture darkens and thickens to a jam consistency.
- 8
Remove from heat and let cool before transferring to a jar.
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