Green Tomato Jam: The Original Recipe

It's made using tomatoes grown in the garden but never ripened. Don't forget the lemon juice.

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green tomato jam recipe
Preparation time: 90 minutes
Cooking time: 60 minutes
difficulty: Bassa

GREEN TOMATO JAM RECIPE

Delicious with cheese , green tomato jam is an original and delicious preserve, also ideal for filling cakes and tarts. Made even more flavorful by the addition of lemon juice , this special jam is also a perfect "no waste" recipe: it's made using tomatoes grown in the garden that never ripened and therefore remained green.

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GREEN TOMATO JAM RECIPE

Let's see together, step by step, how to make green tomato jam at home :

Ingredients

 

  • 1,5 kg of green tomatoes
  • 450 grams of sugar
  • The juice and zest of one and a half lemons

Preparation

  • Wash the tomatoes, dry them, remove the stems, and then cut them into small pieces. Place the tomatoes in a saucepan, add the sugar, the lemon zest and juice and leave to macerate for at least 10 hours.
  • After this time, cook over medium heat for about an hour, stirring occasionally and removing the foam that is created with a skimmer.
  • Once cooked, blend the mixture, leaving some tomato pieces or reducing it to a puree depending on the consistency you want the jam to have.
  • Pour the jam into sterilized glass jars, close them hermetically and leave to cool, remembering to turn the jars upside down.

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