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🍽️ Homemade Grape Jelly

1301 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 1.2 kg red grapes
• 200 ml red wine (e.g. Pinot Noir)
• 1 untreated orange
• 2 cardamom pods
• 1 kg jam sugar
• 40 ml grappa

Instructions

1. 1. Rinse the grapes under running water.
2. 2. Remove the berries from the stems and place them in a pot.
3. 3. Mash the grapes slightly with a potato masher.
4. 4. Pour the wine over the grapes and bring the mixture to a boil.
5. 5. Reduce the heat and let the fruits simmer gently for about 20 minutes until they break down.
6. 6. Wash the orange thoroughly under hot water.
7. 7. Slice the orange into thin rounds.
8. 8. Add the orange slices and cardamom to the grape mixture.
9. 9. Allow the mixture to cool down.
10. 10. Line a sieve with a clean cloth.
11. 11. Pour the cooled mixture into the sieve to let the juice drip through.
12. 12. Catch the juice in a pot.
13. 13. Squeeze the remaining fruits in the cloth to extract the last juice.
14. 14. Measure the extracted juice.
15. 15. Add the same amount of sugar to the juice.
16. 16. Stir the mixture and bring it to a boil.
17. 17. Let the jelly mixture boil vigorously for about 5 minutes.
18. 18. Perform a setting test to check the consistency.
19. 19. Stir the grappa into the hot jelly mixture.
20. 20. Fill the mixture immediately into prepared jars.
21. 21. Seal the jars immediately after filling.
22. 22. Allow the jars to cool down completely.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 1301
• Protein: 3 g · Fett/Fat: 1 g · Carbs: 301 g