Name: Black fig jam
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: Makes 2 Jars
Ingredients: juice of 1 lemon; 800 g (1 lb12 oz) ripe black figs, halved; ½ teaspoon fennel seeds; 300 g (10½ oz) golden caster (superfine) sugar

Preparation info

Makes
2 Jars

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
45 min

Appears in

Vegetarian

By Alice Hart

Published 2018

About

I find it more effective to make smaller quantities of really special conserves than endless pots of everyday jams that sit sullenly at the back of the cupboard for months. This black fig jam is intensely rich and it’s the perfect foil for cheeses, crisp crackers or perhaps with little blue cheese tarts warm from the oven.

Ingredients

800 g (1 lb12 oz) ripe black figs, halved
½

Method

Stir the figs, fennel seeds and sugar together in a bowl. Cover and set aside for 4 hours or chill overnight.

Tip the fig mixture into a large saucepan and slowly bring to the boil. Once the mixture has come to the boil, scoop out the figs with a slotted spoon and set aside in a bowl. Increase the heat and simmer the syrup briskly until it reaches the ‘h