Easy Strawberry Jam

Ina Garten

2008, Barefoot Contessa Back to Basics, All Rights Reserved

Show: Barefoot ContessaEpisode: Breakfast Party

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  • on May 20, 2012

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    First of all I love Ina. The only thing I left out was the liquor, and the apple since I had neither, I thought no big deal. I also added 1 cup instead of 1/2 cup of blueberries simply because I didn't want to return 1/2 cup back to the freezer. The extra 1/2 cup turned this jam kinda to the purple side. Also, there was perhaps a bit too much water on the strawberries after draining because my jam turned out thin even tho I cooked to 220 degrees.Next time I make I'm not going to add blueberries, and make sure the berries have no extra water left on them as I feel certain this added to the thin consistency. Hopefully after being in the fridge all night it will thicken.

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  • on May 17, 2012

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    Love this jam, but then I love anything that Ina creates, she is one of my favorites. Jut look at her kitchen, elegant but so practical!

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  • on May 11, 2012

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    Delicious!! I didn't have any Grand Marnier so I followed the advice of another reviewer and added the juice and zest of one orange. I was concerned that the orange flavor might be too strong but it wasn't at all. Instead all the flavors just blended together and worked wonderfully. It was easy to make and the consistency was perfect. This is my new favorite jam flavor. My family all loved it too. I will make it again and again. Thanks Ina!

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  • on February 13, 2012

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    OMG!!!! This was so easy and just delicious. I did not use the Grandmanier but is did add in zest from one orange and just the juice from that orange, it is was wonderful. This was anoher great Barefoot recipe. My family and friends loved it. I need to make more for everyone. Thanks again Ina for another great recipe. Kathy

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  • on January 27, 2012

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    I have made this jam 2 times and it came out really good.last week i made it with dried fruit instead of grandmanier i used sangria wine it is a citrus wine. my family liked it alot

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  • on January 06, 2012

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    The flavor of this was really good, but I had to microwave it before we could spoon it over our biscuits!! It came out really really thick and gooey. Not sure if I did something wrong, tried to follow the recipe exactly, it did take quite a while for it to get to 220 degrees. Will try again!!

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  • on December 04, 2011

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    I made the jam with half of the sugar also. I used some strawberries in quart packages (3 that were reduced for quick sale (99 cents each they were pretty firm and I only had to toss one or two of them. I used my food processor and sliced them, this made the cooking process quicker since they were broken down more and I shredded the 1/2 apple since the food processor was already used. It should be noted that you have to stir it quite often and constantly near the end to prevent the jam from burning on the bottom. I cooked this on my stove in a 5 quart stainless steel dutch oven on medium high (more surface room and stirred almost constantly more toward the end. This took 20 minutes. You can tell it is done when the foam from the boiling is a lot less. The foam sticks more to the sides of the pan and you can feel the bottom starting to stick. The whole process took about 40 minutes from start to end (including stemming the fruit and rinsing.

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  • on August 26, 2011

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    Have made this jam several times and everyone loves it, including me.

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  • on August 18, 2011

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    First time making a real jam, and this was a nice easy recipe. Followed everything exactly, and I do think it is a bit too sweet. Will use less sugar next time. I didn't have a candy thermometer so I used a regular thermometer and it just never got above 215 degrees, so I don't know if it ever really reached the true jelling phase. I think it could be thicker, but that may just be my error. My strawberry chunks were still pretty large in the end so I used an immersion blender to just give it a tiny bit of a puree and that made a great consistency. I canned it and will be giving it as gifts!

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  • on August 14, 2011

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    Great! I also cut the sugar-about 1 1/4 C-and added some lemon zest. I also used OJ.

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