Mandarin peel compote.
Traditional and Bimby recipe. No added sugars or sweeteners.
It’s a great food that accompanies us in all breakfasts, snacks, and dessert preparations like croissants and tarts.
You can use mandarins, clementines, or tangelos, which must be strictly organic.
We’ll make a load of vitamin C that will help us fight winter ailments, and also a different way to have these fruits handy even when they are out of season.
Easy to make and economical, we’ll exploit the fruit 100%. We will use only 2 ingredients, the fruit and pectin which is a natural preservative extracted from apples.
We’ll soak the mandarins for 24 hours in plenty of water, changing it several times, and then move on to the recipe.
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- Cost: Very economical
- Preparation time: 15 Minutes
- Portions: 3 jars of 10.6 oz
- Cooking methods: Slow cooking
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: Fall, Winter
- Energy 177.58 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 44.64 (g) of which sugars 35.27 (g)
- Proteins 2.70 (g)
- Fat 1.03 (g) of which saturated 0.13 (g)of which unsaturated 0.42 (g)
- Fibers 6.18 (g)
- Sodium 6.67 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 11 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients
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- 2.2 lbs mandarins (organic or clementines or tangelos)
- 1 packet pectin (3:1)
Mandarin peel compote
Tools
what we need to make
- 1 Knife
- 1 Bowl
- 1 Pot or the Bimby
- 3 Jars with screw cap 10.6 oz
Steps
Mandarin peel compote
Sanitizing the jars
Arrange the jars and lids in a large pot, completely covering them with water. Bring to a boil over medium flame and let boil for 30 minutes.
At the end, turn off the flame and keep them warm by closing the pot with the lid. Carefully remove the jars and lids with the help of tongs and dry them completely with a clean cotton cloth.
Wash the mandarins well, and with the tip of a skewer, prick the entire surface of the fruit’s skin here and there. This will allow the alcohol and essential oils contained in the skin to escape, removing the bitterness.
After pricking all the mandarins, transfer them to a large pot full of water, and soak them for 24 hours, changing the water every 8 hours.
After the time has passed,
cut the fruits in half, removing the central white part and the seeds, then cut each half into 2 parts to get 4 pieces per fruit.
Transfer the mandarin pieces to a pot and blend the mixture with an immersion blender.
Add the packet of pectin, and put it on low heat.
If you don’t want to use pectin, you can add 10.6 oz of apples, which contain pectin.
Stir often and from the moment it boils, let it cook for about 25 minutes.
Put the cut mandarins into the bowl with the 3:1 pectin.
Close with the measuring cup and blend turbo 2 sec twice; if you prefer a creamier compote, you can blend more.
Stir with the spatula, place the basket on the lid, and cook for 25 minutes at 212°F counterclockwise speed 1.
This compote will appear thicker than others due to the peels.
When the compote is cooked, transfer it to the previously sterilized jars, close the lids, and turn them upside down to create a vacuum seal.
Here’s the Mandarin Peel Compote ready, with an inimitable aroma and flavor
Storage and Warnings
Mandarin peel compote
Storage:
label the jars with the name and date of preparation before storing them in the pantry.
The jam keeps for several months in a cool, dry place away from light.
Warnings:
before using the jam, check that the cap still has the central part lowered; if not, it is recommended not to consume the preparation;
Once opened, consume the contents within 15-20 days and store closed in the refrigerator.
Variations: to give a different flavor to the compote, you can add a pinch of cinnamon or ground cloves to the fruit; I added orange blossom flowers.
