Strawberry and Pimm’s boozy jam

Name: Strawberry and Pimm’s boozy jam
Total time: 40 min
Yield: Makes 4 x 250ml jars
Ingredients: 1kg strawberries, hulled and halved; 500g jam sugar; 1 lemon, juiced; 200ml Pimm’s

Preparation and cooking time
- Total time40 mins
- macerating
Easy
Makes 4 x 250ml jars

Ingredients

1kg strawberries, hulled and halved
500g jam sugar
1 lemon, juiced
200ml Pimm’s

Method

STEP 1
Put a few small plates in the freezer for testing the jam. Tip the strawberries into a bowl, add ¹/2 the jam sugar and mix well. Leave to macerate for 1 hour.
STEP 2
Scrape the strawberries into a large pan, tip in the remaining jam sugar and lemon juice, and bring gently to the boil, stirring regularly to dissolve the sugar.
STEP 3
Simmer the strawberries for 20-25 minutes, stirring now and again, until a sugar thermometer reads 105C. Stir regularly towards the end to avoid the sugar catching. Pour in the Pimm’s and stir well. Spoon a little onto one of the plates from the freezer. It should wrinkle and form a skin. If it doesn’t, simmer for another 10 minutes then test again.
STEP 4
Pour into 4 x 250ml sterilised jars and seal. Store in a cool spot.