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Five-Minute Spiced Orange Marmalade

Source of Recipe


From "Bon Appétit: The Christmas Season"



List of Ingredients



• ½ cup honey
  
• ½ cup brandy
  
• 3 cinnamon sticks
  
• 3 whole star anise
  
• 1 vanilla bean, cut crosswise into 3 pieces
  
• Three 3 x 1-inch strips orange peel (orange part only)
  
• 12 whole cloves
  
• Two 14- to 16-ounce jars orange marmalade
  






Instructions



1. Combine honey, brandy, cinnamon stick, star anise, and vanilla bean in large saucepan.
   Pierce each orange peel strip with 4 cloves, spacing apart; add to pan. Simmer until mixture is reduced to ½ cup, about 5 minutes.
   
   
2. Add marmalade; bring to simmer, stirring often. Remove marmalade from heat.
   
   
3. Using tongs, transfer 1 star anise, 1 cinnamon stick, 1 vanilla piece and 1 orange-clove strip to each of three 8-ounce canning jars. Fill each jar with hot marmalade and seal with lids. (Can be prepared 4 weeks ahead. Refrigerate.)
   
   
   Makes about 3 cups
   (enough for three 8-ounce jars)