Plum preserve
3 hours 5 min
This sweet and sour plum preserve with walnuts is a delicious accompaniment for roast goose or turkey. Slow cooking the plums in the oven coaxes the best flavour out of the fruit.
Walburga
2 people made this
Ingredients
Makes: 4 Gläser
- 3.5kg ripe plums
- 450g caster sugar
- 4 tablespoons red vine vinegar
- 50g walnuts, chopped
Method
Prep:20min ›
Cook:2hr45min ›
Ready in:3hr5min
- Cut plums in half and remove stones. Place the plum halves in a single layer on a large baking tray with tall sides (this is necessary so that the juice does not spill on to the bottom of your oven).
- Sprinkle chopped walnuts o.n top
- Preheat oven to 200 C / Gas 6; cook until plums are very soft, about 2 hours and 45 minutes. Transfer plums with all the juice into a large bowl; stir till smooth. Spoon into sterilised jars and seal with tight-fitting lids.
