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elleng

(141,926 posts)
10. Doesn't sound like it!
Tue Apr 24, 2018, 05:46 PM
Apr 2018

'Good tomatoes and balance are crucial. You need sugar for the kind of gooey, sticky quality we associate with jam; otherwise, all you’re producing is a tomato sauce, no matter how different the flavor is from the classic. Once you add that sugar, however, you need acid, because even though tomatoes are plenty acidic, they can’t counter all that sugar. I tried lemon juice, vinegar and finally lime, deciding that I liked the last best.'

1 ½ pounds good ripe tomatoes (Roma are best), cored and coarsely chopped
1 cup sugar
2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice
1 tablespoon fresh grated or minced ginger
1 teaspoon ground cumin
¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
⅛ teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon salt
1 jalapeño or other peppers, stemmed, seeded and minced, or red pepper flakes or cayenne to taste

https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1017532-tomato-jam

Who knew???

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I chanced across the actual menu earlier on twitter. Yonnie3 Apr 2018 #6
A gold plated pig MFM008 Apr 2018 #7
ACTUALLY elleng Apr 2018 #8
Isn't "tomato jam" just ketchup? The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2018 #9
Doesn't sound like it! elleng Apr 2018 #10
OK, it's *sticky* ketchup. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2018 #11
Dipshit would put it on well done steak IronLionZion Apr 2018 #14
Hambourgaire? DFW Apr 2018 #12
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