Roselle Feast!
Hello everyone, as you all know (if you followed my post that is), I have been posting a lot about what’s been going on in my garden. Recently my Roselle plants have been growing quite well, producing a huge amount of Roselles batch by batch, which I need to find ways to utilise them. In case you never heard of Roselle, it is a species of Hibiscus which can grow very easily. The plants have many usages. Most people make beverages, flowers for salads, leaves for cooking, calyces/fruits for jams and jellies.
So, with the amount that I have, some was given to family and friends, who likes to make Roselle drinks (it tasted similar like Ribena). Some I used it to make jam, which I am going to show you the step-by-step in this post.
Ingredients:
Roselle Fruits
Brown Sugar
Water
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First, you need to harvest the Roselle fruits. Use a scissor to cut the fruits down, don’t use hand to twist and plug the fruits, it will harm and ruin the stem of the plants. Clean them once with running water, soak them a while in plain water to make sure any dusts, sands, and especially ants (they love the sweetness of Roselle) trapped inside can be dissolved.
We then separate the pods and petals, rinse again thoroughly with water. If some of the petals are too big, you can cut into smaller pieces. Weight the petals to determine the sugar needed (I prefer brown sugar, healthier), normal ratio is 1:1, but if you prefer less sweet and sourer, you can use less than that.
Note: Sugar can act as the preservative and helps inhibits mould growth.
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Let’s get cooking!
Step 1
Add water enough to cover the pods and cook for few minutes (depends on the amount and sizes). This is to extract the pectin from the pods.
Step 2
After the pods have turned yellow you can take out all the pods, add in all the petals and add some water. Stir them for a while then turn the heat to low and let it simmer.
Step 3
After the petals are softened, you can add in the brown sugar and stir to mix them well. When you see the mixture has become thick and sticky, means it’s ready. I did not let all the petals fully dissolved because I like to be able to still eat the fruits.
Step 4
Store the jam into a boiled and dried glass bottle, put the bottle upside down once you sealed it and while it’s hot. It helps to produce a vacuum seal effect, so you can store it longer.
Now you have yourself a bottle of Roselle Jam. I like to spread it on my bread in the morning.
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Or you can make an Iced Roselle Tea when it’s hot in the afternoon. Just scope one teaspoon of the jam to a glass of water and add in some ice, deliciously cooling!
If you search the internet, you will find there are plenty of Health Benefits by taking Roselle.
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Yay, your jam post is out and you forgot to tag me :) Neverming, I found it and it's amazing. i hope I can taste it once.
Oh no.... I was very tired and sleepy when trying to finish this post last night. I was trying to remember who I have promised to tag but just can't recalled. So sorry about that @erikah!☺
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OMGosh!!
I have never heard of these fruits before but that JAM? LOOKS so good!
I love learning about new foods to preserve and this one is definitely one I've never knew about.
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I'm surprised you never heard of it, because to me you are the queen of homesteading! Hahaha...
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@joelai🌸!新鮮又漂亮的Roselle,都是自己栽種的嗎?
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卡姐,对,都是自己种的! 😘
That's one thing I can't get enough of!
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Really? How do you normally take it?
Just as a jam
Cool, thanks for sharing!
Oh man that looks so good. Personally, though, I'd dry them out and use them as a tea additive like I do with normal hibiscus. Very flavorful, and not too different from your version just hot instead ^^
I'm sure they are the same... Thanks for sharing!
I dont know if we have this flower in the philippines. Maybe there is since your from asia, with different name. The recipe is quite easy and we can enjoy safe and organic bread filling.
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I'm sure can be found in Philippines as well!
I will try ask :)
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I have never heard of this plant. How does it taste? Is the jam a little bit rose - like or does it taste like a hibiscus that we normally know?
Either way I would definitely enjoy it on a piece of bread :)
Thank you for sharing!
Thanks for stopping by.
Yes, it does taste more like Hibiscus, a bit of sweet and sour taste.
I like Roselle. To me, it taste similar to Ribena blackcurrant drink :-)
Exactly @wittywheat!