Real African Dishes: [MC-AllEthnic-Recipes] Sofra's Pumpkin Jam

Friday, July 5, 2013

[MC-AllEthnic-Recipes] Sofra's Pumpkin Jam

* Exported from MasterCook *

                           Sofra's Pumpkin Jam

Recipe By     :Maura Kilpatrick
Serving Size : 32    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Condiment                       LowCal (Less than 300 cals)
                LowFat (Less than 20%)          Veggie

Amount Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
-------- ------------ --------------------------------
3             pounds cooked pumpkin
3             pounds sugar
2         teaspoons salt
1 1/2      teaspoons cinnamon
     1/2      teaspoon nutmeg
     1/2      teaspoon ground cloves

Cooking the Pumpkin: The pumpkin can be steamed in a basket over boiling
water or roasted in the oven. Once the pumpkin is cooled, scoop flesh and
weigh.Cook some of the pumpkin for jam and puree the rest for pumpkin
bread.

The following recipe is based on 3 pounds of cooked pumpkin. Adjust as
needed:
Combine the cooked pumpkin and sugar in large pot. Heat over medium heat,
stirring well until sugar is dissolved. Reduce heat and cook until
mixture thickens and turns a darker orange color – approximately 20- 30
minutes.

Cool jam and add the salt, cinnamon, nutmeg and cloves.

If larger chunks of pumpkin remain, you can use a hand blender directly in
the pot. Taste and adjust seasoning if desired.

Yields 8 cups

AuthorNote: This has become a signature item for us each fall. The
formula is simple, equal parts of pumpkin by weight and sugar, spices are
added after the jam is cooked.

Cuisine:
"Mediterranean"
Source:
"Chef/Owner Ana Sortun, Sofra [restaurant], Cambridge, MA"
S(Formatted by Chupa Babi):
"June 2013"
Yield:
"8 cups"
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 180 Calories; trace Fat (0.7%
calories from fat); trace Protein; 46g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 0mg
Cholesterol; 136mg Sodium. Exchanges: 0 Grain(Starch); 1/2 Vegetable; 0
Fat; 3 Other Carbohydrates.

Nutr. Assoc. : 4652 0 0 0 0 0