Yuzu Marmalade 柚子ママレード

Ingredients

• 6 yuzu citrus fruits (The yuzu I used weighed about 13oz/380g)
• 3/4 cups granulated sugar (80% of prepared yuzu peel weight*2)
• 3 tbsp Yuzu juice (or 50 ml from the 6 yuzu fruits)

Steps

1. 1

   Cut the yuzu fruit in half and remove the segments and seeds*3. Soak the skins  in a bowl of water for at least 30 minutes.

2. 2

   Drain the soaking water and scrape the white part of the yuzu skin out with a spoon

3. 3

   Slice the yuzu skin into roughly 0.2 inch(5mm) thick pieces.

4. 4

   Boil water in a saucepan and simmer the yuzu skins for a few minutes and repeat this process 2 more times.

5. 5

   Drain the yuzu peel and put it in a small saucepan with the sugar, seeds* and yuzu juice over medium heat.

6. 6

   Cook over low to medium heat till the liquid reduces and thickens. Turn the heat off while it is still a little loose*4 and remove the seeds.

7. 7

   Pour it into a prepared preserving jar.