Seville orange marmalade is one of my favorites. It has the best sweet and tangy flavor. Seville oranges are often called sour oranges because of their bitter taste and they have lots of seeds. This makes them bad for eating, but perfect for marmalade!

You can adjust this recipe bases on the weight of your oranges, so there isn’t a specific starting quantity. When you get your oranges, weigh them whole. Double that amount and that’s the amount of sugar and water you will need to add. For example, in this video, I have 1.3kg of oranges, so added 2.6L of water and 2.6kg of sugar. It’s a 2-day process to make this recipe, but well worth it.

Ingredients:

Seville oranges
Water
White sugar

Equipment you’ll need:

Large preserving pan – http://amzn.to/1E545sy
Smaller saucepan
Strainer/Sieve – http://amzn.to/1FIoPDt
Reamer – http://amzn.to/1DlH6UX
Knife – http://amzn.to/1FLbvze
Muslin/Cheese Cloth – http://amzn.to/1pKASx2
Water bath canner – http://amzn.to/1veExnU
8 x Pint Jars – http://amzn.to/1tGft3L
Jar lifting tongs
Funnel
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Day 1
– Wash your oranges.
– Cut oranges in half, ream out the juice into a bowl with a sieve on top (you want to catch all of the seeds and pith), and scrape out the remaining pith as well.
– Place all of the seeds and pith into the muslin and tie into a bag.
– Slice or chop orange peel into desired thickness/size you want for your marmalade.
– Place juice, peel, bag of seeds, and water into your preserving pan or a large stockpot and soak overnight.

Day 2
– Wash jars in warm soapy water and sterilize in water bath canner for 5 min. Leave them in the hot water until you’re ready to pour in the marmalade.
– Have the smaller saucepan on the stove with hot (not boiling) water and place the jar lids in the hot water to soften the rubber.
– Place a couple of small plates in the freezer.
– Place your preserving pan/stockpot of juice, water, peel, and bag of seeds on a medium heat and slowly bring to a boil.
– Boil for 1-2 hrs, until the peel has become translucent and breaks apart when squeezed between your fingers.
– Turn off the heat. Carefully squeeze all of the pectin out of the seed bag and into the oranges, then set seed bag aside.
– Stir all of your sugar into your oranges.
– Heat over a low heat, stirring, until sugar has completely dissolved.
– Once the sugar has dissolved, bring the marmalade to a boil over a medium-high heat, stirring until it reaches a boil.
– Boil for 10 min. without stirring.
– Turn off the heat. Test for set point – remove a plate from the freezer, place a small amount of marmalade on the plate and return it to the freezer for 1 min. After 1 min, remove the plate and run your finger through the marmalade. If it wrinkles at the sides and leaves a space where your finger went through, the marmalade has reached set point. If not, boil marmalade for another 2 min. and try again.
– Remove jars from hot water and ladle marmalade into jars. Wipe off any excess marmalade on the rims, add lids, and screw on bands until finger tight.
– Return to canner, bring to a boil, and process jars for 10min.
– Remove jars to a tea towel and let cool for 24 hrs. The lids will pop over this time.
– Check that all of the jars have sealed properly. If not, process again with a new lid or place in fridge to eat.
– Sealed jars will keep for about 1 yr in a cool, dark place.