An old post of mine. Btw, after 20 years my SO is now my
wife!
My SO makes this:
Mango/Lime Jamarlade, by Helen Walland
This gives a delicious jam/marmalade with a real bite! It
made about 5lb of jam but was a tight fit in my microwave
which is quite big. You might be better to halve the recipe,
then you wont have to worry about the jam boiling over in
the microwave, a really nasty mess to clean - believe me!
4 large Mangoes peeled and cut into medium sized cubes
(about 2 lb after cutting) 2 small limes halved and then cut
into very thin slices 2 lb of granulated sugar enough water
to cover the limes while stewing
Microwave the mangoes in a large glass bowl covered with
cling film, pierced once or twice, for about 10 mins on
high. Next cover the lime slices with water in a flattish
container, and microwave until soft, about 30 mins I think
this may be less, I wasn't watching! Add the lime slices to
the mango (I mashed the mango with a potato masher to make
sure all the larger chunks were reduced) then add the sugar.
Stir until no sugar crystals are visible.
Microwave uncovered on high if possible for about 15-20
mins. I check my jam every 5 mins, until setting point is
reached. I had to cook mine on the point below high as my
bowl was really too small and it threatened to boil over
continually.
NB I always use glass to cook microwave jams because of the
high boiling point of sugar, which could damage not only
your plastic utensils but also, and more importantly,
your jam! The bowl needs to be big enough to cope with
the boiling jam, so at least twice as big as the mangoes.
Remember jam, even cooked in a m icrowave, can be very hot!
There was a thread on it suggesting another version:
Dave Fawthrop wriote:
ome time ago Doug Weller gave us a recipe for Mango and Lime
Marjam which I have just tried, with the usual problems :-)
so I will post what I did.
The recipe says 4 large Mangoes peeled, and cut into medium
sized cubes (about 2 lb after cutting)
Oops! I ended up with 4lb of cubes after cutting (big
rethink) There are two sorts of mangos available, one about
twice the size of the other. Supermarket ones are big about
1 1/4 lb each, and Asian shop ones are much smaller. As the
amount of fruit was now too much, microwave was out.
Also our microwave is very old, and objects to being used
for a long time, so times are doubtful.
So this is my version of Mango and Lime Marjam.
4 large mangos about 1 1/4 lb (500g) weight peeled, stoned
and cut into small pieces. say 8 small mangoes if you have
those. 4 small limes halved and then cut into very thin
slices. 4 lb of granulated sugar enough water to cover the
limes while stewing, and some for the mangoes, while
microwaveing.
Microwave the mangoes pieces in a large glass bowl covered
with cling film, pierced once or twice, on high, with a 2
tablespoons of water, till softish, mash with potato masher.
It would be impossible to do this in a pan, they would burn.
Cover the lime slices with water, and microwave covered
until soft. I did mine till the peel could be cut with a
fork against the side of the bowl. They should have been
done a bit further.
At this stage everything looked very dry with no free
liquid. I bashed on to see what would happen. Put mashed
mangoes, stewed limes and sugar in a jam pan. Heat slowly
till sugar has dissolved, then boil and test till OK. I used
a bottle of Certo, to make it set. Half quantity should be
microwaveable. Made 8 lb.
Result a very nice interesting jam, if a bit expensive
at about 1GBP per lb for materials. Not much bite, but
then I like my own Seville Orange Marmalade which bites
like a lion :-X.