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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 minutes
Cook Time 3 hours hours
Resting time 2 days days
Total Time 2 days days 3 hours hours 15 minutes minutes
Servings 4 1 pint jars
Calories 1701 kcal
5 lb Strawberry grapes - Concord grape yield about 3 lb - 1.5 kg of juices 3 lb sugar
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
Calories: 1701 kcal | Carbohydrates: 441 g | Protein: 4 g | Fat: 2 g | Saturated Fat: 0.3 g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3 g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.04 g | Sodium: 15 mg | Potassium: 1090 mg | Fiber: 5 g | Sugar: 427 g | Vitamin A: 374 IU | Vitamin C: 18 mg | Calcium: 60 mg | Iron: 2 mg