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Sweet and Spicy Tomato Jam
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Sweet and Spicy Tomato Jam

Sweet and Spicy Tomato Jam uses heirloom tomatoes cooked down with sugar, lime juice, fresh ginger, and a blend of warming spices including cumin, cinnamon, cloves, and red pepper flakes. After simmering for over an hour, the mixture thickens into a jam-like consistency with a textured bite from some leftover tomato skins. The flavor balances sweetness, heat, and aromatic spice.

Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
1 hr 15 mins
Total Time
1 hr 20 mins
Servings: 1 cup
Course: Condiments
Cuisine: Italian

Ingredients

  • 1½ lbs tomato cored and coarsely chopped, heirloom
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 2 tbsp lime juice fresh
  • ½ tbsp ginger peeled & grated, fresh
  • ½ tsp cumin ground
  • ¼ tsp ground cinnamon
  • ¼ tsp red pepper flakes more if desired, crushed
  • ⅛ tsp cloves ground
  • salt to taste, sea salt

Instructions

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  1. Heat a heavy-bottomed pot over medium-high heat.
  2. Add the chopped tomatoes, sugar, lime juice, ginger, cumin, cinnamon, crushed red pepper flakes, cloves, and sea salt, to taste.
  3. Bring to a boil then reduce heat to low, and simmer for 1 hour and 15 minutes, making sure to stir it often to avoid burning the bottom.
  4. The mixture will start out very watery but will cook down to a jam-like consistency.
  5. Pour the mixture into an airtight container once it has cooled.
  6. Store in the refrigerator for 2-3 weeks.
  7. Side Note: [/i]Before I pour the cooled jam into a jar, I remove a few of the tomato skins, but leave some because they give a nice texture to the jam.