Orange Marmalade

Ingredients:

Orange - 2000 g
Sugar - 800 g
Lemon - 2
Water - 800 ml

Method:

• Peel the oranges carefully (no white pith) and make thin slices.
• Now cut the oranges and juice them.
• Strain the juice and set aside.
• Collect the pulp left in strainer.
• Add this to a cheesecloth and tie it and set aside.
• Do the same with lemon too.
• In a heavy bottom pan add the orange peel, orange juice, lemon peel and lemon juice.
• Add water and mix them up.
• Now put the cheesecloth to the pan.
• Bring this to a boil and then cook in medium flame.
• Cook till the peel is soft and liquid is reduced to one-third.
• Now remove the cheese cloth.
• Add in sugar and cook in medium heat till it is melted.
• Once melted, turn the heat up and let is come to rolling boil.
• Now again reduce the flame and cook until marmalade thickens.
• You can place a steel plate in freezer for 20 mins.
• To check for doneness of marmalade, you can add little marmalade to the chill plate.
• If we are able to gather them like a ball then it is done.
• Let it cool and store in a class jar.

Note:

• I did with the following measurement - Oranges(785 g), Sugar (310 g), Water (310 ml)
• And 3/4th  of lemon.
• I also used a combo of white and brown sugar.
• If you find it to be bitter, then add extra sugar.
• If it is too thick add little water or juice and mix up.