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Chile-Ginger-Mint Jellies

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Chile-Ginger-Mint Jellies

Chile-Ginger-Mint Jellies

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Equipment

  • Hand Mixer: A versatile kitchen appliance ideal for combining ingredients smoothly.

  • Grater or Microplane Zester: Essential for grating fresh ginger and zesting citrus fruits.

  • Canning Jar Set: Suitable for making and storing homemade jellies, including potential ginger-mint variations.

  • Immersion Blender or Food Processor: Used to puree fruits like mint into a smooth consistency for similar recipes.

  • Silicone Baking Mat: Useful in baking and setting jellies in non-stick molds, not specific to ingredients but applicable to the process.

  • Stainless Steel Cooking Pot with Lid: Versatile for simmering fruits and herbs in recipes akin to jelly preparation.

  • Jelly Making Kit (Optional): Simplifies the jelly-making process, although not specifically mint or ginger flavored.

  • Food Processor with Slicing Blade: Useful for finely slicing herbs if required by a recipe.

Ingredients

  • 3 cups water

  • 1 cup thinly sliced fresh ginger (about 4 ounces; no need to peel)

  • 1/2 cup sugar

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  • Thinly sliced candied ginger

  • Mint sprigs

Instructions

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Instruction 1

Bring 2 1/2 cups water, ginger, sugar, and chiles to a boil in a 2-quart saucepan, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Reduce heat and briskly simmer for 10 minutes. Stir in mint, then remove pan from heat. Cover pan with a lid and let stand for 15 minutes. Strain ginger-mint tea through a fine-mesh sieve into a large liquid measuring cup or bowl.
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Instruction 2

Sprinkle gelatin over remaining 1/2 cup water in cleaned saucepan and let stand for 1 minute to soften. Heat mixture over medium heat, stirring, until gelatin is dissolved, then stir mixture into ginger-mint tea until combined well.
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Instruction 3

Measure liquid, and if it's less than 2 1/2 cups, add more water. If it's more, don't worry. Let mixture cool for 30 minutes, then divide among six (6- to 8-ounce) serving glasses. Chill jellies in a small baking pan, tops of glasses covered with a sheet of paper towel secured by plastic wrap, until set, at least 4 hours.
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Instruction 4

Beat cream with sugar in a bowl with an electric mixer until it just holds soft peaks. Top jellies with cream, candied ginger, and mint sprigs.
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