Clementine jelly with clove, star anise and cinnamon

  • Petit four
  • 6
  • 1 hour 10 minutes
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This clementine jelly recipe from Robert Thompson provides the perfect finish to a dinner party, the spices complementing the clementine beautifully and lending the dish a distinct and moreish warmth.

First published in 2016

Ingredients

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Clementine jelly

  • 500g of clementine, puréed
  • 50g of caster sugar
  • 6ml of citric acid
  • 225ml of glucose syrup
  • 550g of granulated sugar
  • 25g of pectin jaune

Spiced sugar

Equipment

  • Square cake tin measuring 20-22cm
  • Silicone paper

Method

1
Bring the clementine purée to boil
  • 500g of clementine
2
Mix the caster sugar with 10g of pectin and stir it into the purée. Add the granulated sugar and glucose. Add the remaining pectin and boil for 4 minutes
  • 50g of caster sugar
  • 25g of pectin jaune
  • 550g of granulated sugar
  • 225ml of glucose syrup
3
Remove from the heat, add the citric acid, stir until dissolved then pour into a medium sized tin lined with silicone paper
  • 6ml of citric acid
4
Cool and leave to set. Do not refrigerate
5
Make the spiced sugar in a spice blender; blend the spices until very fine. Mix with the granulated sugar
6
To finish, once the jelly has set, cut it into cubes toss them in the spiced sugar
First published in 2016

Robert Thompson's cooking is full of character and classical skill.

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