An adult sweet strawberry jam with a little Aleppo heat and an underlining of thyme’s herbal essence!
Course Sauce
Cuisine Mediterranean
Keyword Thyme Strawberry Jam
Prep Time 15 minutesminutes
Cook Time 30 minutesminutes
Total Time 45 minutesminutes
Servings 12ounces
Equipment
Saucepan with lid
Glass jar with lid
Cutting board and knife
Ingredients
1lbFresh Strawberries
1/3cupSugar
1/2tspAleppo pepper see notes
2sprigsFresh Thyme
1tspLemon juice
1tbspPotato starch or cornstarch
Salt pinch to taste
Instructions
Cut off the tops of the washed strawberries. Roughly chop the strawberries.
In a food processor or blender, place the strawberries, sugar and lemon juice and puree.
Transfer the strawberry mixture to a saucepan, along with the Aleppo pepper, potato starch (or cornstarch) and salt. Bring to a boil on medium heat. Lower and simmer for about 30 minutes or until the strawberry mixture thickens. Cool.
Transfer to a closed container and store in the fridge for up to a week.
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Notes
Aleppo is a smoked pepper but can be substituted with 1 finely chopped chili pepper and 1/4 tsp of smoked paprika.