Canarian Recipes: Mermelada De Tomate
Canarian Tomato Jam (Mermelada de Tomate) is a traditional, sweet-and-sour condiment from the Canary Islands, commonly paired with cheeses, specifically soft goat cheese or blue cheese.
Ingredients
- 500 g of tomatoes (after peeling)
- 250 g of sugar
- Juice of 1 lemon (optional)
- Ginger or Cinnamon, to taste, (optional)
Method
- Peel and chop all the tomatoes.
Add the chopped tomatoes, sugar and lemon juice to a saucepan. - Let it sit for 2 or 3 hours.
- Then put the pot on low heat and stir constantly.
- It will take about 45 minutes.
- Put through a sieve if you want a smooth consistancy.
Serve with
- Bread
- Blue Cheese or Goat Cheese
- Burgers
- Almost any meat
TIPS
- If you find it a bit difficult to peel the tomatoes, we recommend that you make a cross at the base, put water to boil and heat them for a few seconds. This way you will have no problems removing the skin.
- Remove the jam from the heat a few minutes before it reaches the right thickness, as it will become even more compact and consistent as it cools.
- Check its thickness by dropping a few drops. If they are liquid, it will need more time. If, on the other hand, they fall slowly and clump together, it means that the tomato jam is ready.
- Sieving (if you don’t like the seeds) is better than blending as the pips can alter the taste.