Moroccan-Inspired Sweet and Hot Cherry Tomato Jam

Name: Moroccan-Inspired Sweet and Hot Cherry Tomato Jam
Yield: Makes 6 pints
Cuisine: Morocco
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon ground cloves; Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper; 1 cup cider vinegar; 6 ounces fresh ginger, peeled and thinly sliced across the grain; 2 quarts cherry tomatoes, washed and stemmed; 1 cup water; 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon; 1 tablespoon ground cumin; 2 lemons, cut in half lengthwise and sliced paper thin; 2 cups white sugar; 2 cups brown sugar

Preparation info

Makes
6 pints

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

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By Joyce Goldstein

Published 1992

About

This is great with cooked chicken or lamb, or drizzled on grilled eggplant. Minus the cumin and cayenne it makes a nice alternative to ketchup for steak.

Ingredients

6 ounces fresh ginger, peeled and thinly sliced across the grain
1 cup cider vinegar
2

Africa
Morocco
Condiment
Mediterranean
Vegan
Gluten-free
Spicy

Method

Procedure

Combine the ginger and the vinegar in the container of a food processor or blender and process until the ginger is finely ground. Transfer to a deep, heavy saucepan, preferably enamel-covered cast iron. Add the cherry tomatoes, the sugars, the sliced lemons, and the water. Cover and cook 15 minutes over medium to high heat. Add the spices, reduce the heat and simmer, stirrin