Seville Orange Marmalade

Make your own Seville Orange Marmalade at home! 

Ingredients: 

1.5 Kilos of Seville Oranges 

2 Lemons 

3.5 Litres of Water 

2.7 Kilos Granulated Sugar 

Method: 

1) Half your Seville Oranges and squeeze the juice from them. 

2) Scratch out the remaining flesh from the oranges. 

3) Squeeze the juice from the Lemons. 

4) Strain the juice from your oranges and Lemons into your preserving pan. 

5) Place all the pulp and seeds into a muslin bag and add to your preserving pan along with the water. 

6) Cut or grate the peel from the Oranges to your desired thickness and add to the pan. 

7) Gently simmer the mix in the preserving pan until the peel is softened and your liquid reduced by half (approx. 1.5-2 Hours). 

8) Remove the muslin bag, squeezing as much juice from it as possible back into the pan. 

9) Add your sugar to the pan, stirring it in until it is dissolved. 

10) Bring the liquid to the boil and boil rapidly for about 15 minutes until setting point is reached. 

11) Take off the heat and remove scum with a slotted spoon. 

12) Stand for 15 minutes then stir to spread out the peel. Pour into Sterilised jam jars and lid when cooled