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📋Concord Grape Jelly

This Concord grape jelly is the easier version of a regular grape jam. In Italy, it is called gelatina d'uva Fragola. It has an intense ruby color, a gooey, luscious consistency, and a mild strawberry flavor.
Course Canned & Jam
Cuisine Italian
Diet Vegan, Vegetarian
Keyword concord grape jelly, Gelatina d'uva, grape jelly
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 3 hours
Resting time 2 days
Total Time 2 days 3 hours 15 minutes
Servings 4 1 pint jars
Calories 1701kcal

Ingredients

  • 5 lb Strawberry grapes - Concord grape yield about 3 lb - 1.5 kg of juices
  • 3 lb sugar

Instructions

Sterilize the jars

  • Before you start, sterilize the jars. You can place them in the dishwasher at high heat or boil them in water.

Boiling the grapes

  • Remove the grapes from their pedicel
    5 lb Strawberry grapes - Concord grape
  • Rinse them with fresh water
  • Place them in a pan and simmer covered for 1 hour. You do not need to add any water.
  • Then let them cool down completely

Filter the juices

  • Place a large strainer over a deep bowl
  • Cover it with a cheesecloth
  • Pour over the grapes and their juices and let them filter through the cheesecloth
  • Fold over the cloth and put a heavy object over the grapes
  • Let it filter overnight
  • The next morning remove the colander and the grapes

Boiling the jelly

  • Weight the juices and weigh the same amount of sugar
    3 lb sugar
  • Place the juices and the sugar in a pan and simmer for 2 hours
  • With a colander strainer spoon, remove the foam that forms on the surface
  • After two hours, you will see that the juices have thickened
  • Pour the jelly into the sterilized jars
  • Close them tightly

Pasteurizing the jars

  • Place the jars into a large pan wrapped in cloths to prevent the jars from breaking while boiling.
  • The water level in the canner/pan should be 1 to 2 inches - 2.5 to 5 cm above the tops of the filled jars.
  • The water should boil vigorously for 10 minutes
  • Let the jars in the water overnight, so they cool down completely. Remove once cold
  • Eat it with cheese, foie gras or peanut butter, or store for the winter

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Notes

For more information on how to can grapes, you can read: National center of home food preservation

Nutrition

Calories: 1701kcal | Carbohydrates: 441g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 0.3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.04g | Sodium: 15mg | Potassium: 1090mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 427g | Vitamin A: 374IU | Vitamin C: 18mg | Calcium: 60mg | Iron: 2mg