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Hot Tomato Jam

Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 50 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes

Servings

1 Servings

Ingredients

  • 2 cups fresh ripe tomatoes chopped
  • 2 medium jalapeno peppers chopped
  • 3 teaspoons apple cider vinegar
  • 3 teaspoons sake
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 4 allspice berries crushed
  • 1/8 teaspoon fresh ginger
  • Pinch of ground cloves
  • Pinch of ground cinnamon 
  • 4 tablespoons corn starch

Instructions

  • JAM:
  • Place chopped tomatoes and peppers in a large, non-reactive pot with a wide base over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 10 to 12 minutes. 
  • Add vinegar, sake, allspice, ginger, cloves, and cinnamon; stir completely. Stir in sugar until dissolved. 
  • In a small bowl, mix corn starch with a small amount of cold water. Stir corn starch mixture into pot.
  • Increase heat to medium, and continue stirring until corn starch mixture in completely incorporated. Simmer jam 30 to 40 minutes, stirring frequently as mixture thickens. 
  • Remove from heat. Pour into bowls or jars and set aside to cool. Cover and place in refrigerator and store up to a month.
  • TOMATO JAM CHALLAH:
  • Divide your favorite challah dough into three rounds. Roll out each round into a rectangle. Fill center with tomato jam and roll, sealing edges of dough, and forming a strand to use to use for braiding the challah. Braid the three strands and bake in a 375 F oven for 40 to 50 minutes, until challah is golden brown.