Marmelade from Charles

Sweet and sour oranges from Seville

Ingredients

• 750 g water, plus extra for topping up mixture
• 6 Seville oranges (approx. 900 g)
• 1 lemon
• 600 g granulated sugar (not jam sugar)

Preparation

• Put a plate in the freezer.
• Slice oranges thinly with a mandoline.
• Remove pips and stack slices and cut into quarters
• Add the water, lemon and oranges and cook 10 minutes at 100 degrees on speed 3
• Add sugar and cook for another 20 minutes.
• Add some marmalade to the plate that’s been in the freezer and if it is the consistency you like, pour into sterilized jars.
• If not, cook another 5 minutes.