It’s strawberry season at the farmers markets in my area. I look forward to this time of year, and always take full advantage of the abundance of this wonderful fruit. While we eat a lot of them fresh, I like to use them in a variety of recipes, including salads, soups, smoothies and more. This year, I decided to make jam, and since I love cooking with wine, I thought I would substitute port for the water in this super simple recipe.
Ingredients:
- 2 cups of cleaned, hulled, coarsely chopped strawberries (organic or local)
- 1 cup of port wine
- 1 cup of sugar (I used organic fair trade)
- juice of 1 lemon
Place all of the ingredients in a thick-bottomed saucepan. Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently to keep it from burning, and frequently scraping it from the sides of the pan.
Cook until thickened (about 30-40 minutes).
Pour into a clean container, and store in the refrigerator. Eat within 2 weeks (this should be absolutely no problem). Enjoy on toast, or as a glaze for meat dishes.
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Ahh! You’re killing me with this recipe! Strawberries and port jam is so on the to make list asap. This might even surpass my favorite jam of rhubard and ginger.
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🙂 Rhubarb and ginger sounds fantastic! I haven’t seen rhubarb at my farmers market, and I fear that the season here has passed. I’ll keep it in mind for next year! Bon appetit!
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This sounds great! Thanks for the recipe.
Wines are sometimes clarified with animal products (isinglass, gelatin, etc). For a list of wines (and other alcohols) that don’t have animal products as ingredients or as components of production check out Barnivore: http://www.barnivore.com/
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Thanks for the information and the link, Rob!
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