Ingredients
- 3 cups
of loosely filled minced kumquats
- Zest
and juice of half a pomelo
- 2 star
anise
- 1 ¾
cup of sugar
- Pinch
of cayenne pepper
- 1 12
oz Saison
Instructions
Preparing the kumquats is the only hard part of the recipe
and is more time consuming than hard, but in the end it is worth it. You’ll
need to slice each kumquat in fourths and remove the seeds with the extra
optional step of removing the white membrane in the middle. Removing the
membrane gives the marmalade it’s gorgeous color and everyone likes a good
looking marmalade. Once the membrane is removed you can slice the kumquats into
small pieces. After your wrists feel
like they are about to fall off, you should be getting close to around 3 cups
of the diced kumquats. Next, get the zest of the pomelo and dice the pomelo
zest it into tiny pieces.
The remaining steps are pretty easy. Combine the kumquats
and zest into a large mixing bowl and pour in the beer, sugar, juice of the pomelo,
star anise, and cayenne pepper. Give it a stir to mix everything up and cover
with a cloth to sit for a few hours. I used this extra time to go and retrieve
extra beer from my local brewery.
After the mixture has had time to sit for a few hours, it’s
time to start the cooking! Pour the mixture into a large pot and bring it to
medium heat. Once the concoction starts to bubble, bring it down to a simmer
and continue stirring occasionally to prevent anything from burning or
sticking. Since the Saison is quite a bit of liquid, this might require a bit
of time to reduce. It took about 45 minutes for me. After cooking for about
10-15 minutes remove the star anise since it has done its job. It’s best to continue stirring until you
start to see it thicken. The secret is if you can drag your mixing spoon across
the bottom of the pot and see the bottom for about a quarter of a second,
you’re finished!
Remove your pot from the stove and let sit or pour the
marmalade into jars, or whatever you prefer. Marmalade is best served cold but is
also tasty to enjoy while warm. Enjoy!
Gallery
Other Suggestions
- Belgian / French Ales
- Saison
- Lambic/Sour
- Witbier
- Dubble
- Triple
- German Ales
- Hefewizen
- Weizenbock
- Gose
- Dunkelweizen
- Wheat Ale
- German Oktoberfest Lager
Beer Review
This is a complex beer where you can taste the herbal flavors.
The sage, lemon, thyme, rosemary, and parsley blends together and is the main
flavor tasted. It is not as sour or hoppy as other saisons but still has the funky
saison taste. I wish that the herb blend was a little subtler to allow the
saison flavors to emerge. Not my go to farmhouse ale but still worth trying. I
rate this 6.5/10.
