Food & Drink
Sara Bradley’s Smoked Orange Marmalade
The perfect addition to a top-notch Old Fashioned

photo: Courtesy of Freight House
Ingredients
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4 lbs. oranges
1 cup Meyer lemon, sliced thin, with pith attached
1 cup lemon, sliced thin, with pith attached
8 cups water
8 cups sugar
1 cup hickory chips
Preparation
Peel oranges with a peeler, leaving as much pith attached to rind as possible. Slice peels thinly, about ⅛ inch, and set aside.
Segment the centers of the oranges, keeping only the flesh and juice. Roughly chop and remove seeds.
Mix orange peel, orange segments, and 2 cups of sugar in a non-reactive metal container.
If using a pit, smoke over hickory for 1 to 2 hours at 250 degrees. If using an electric smoker, smoke oranges and sugar twice, using ½ cup of chips each time, at 250 degrees, for 20 minutes each time. You can also build a smoker on your grill or stovetop.
While oranges are smoking, slice the lemon and Meyer lemon ⅛ inch thick. Discard seeds.
Mix smoked oranges and juices with lemons, water, and remaining sugar in a large, heavy-bottom pot. Bring to a boil and simmer for 40 to 45 minutes or until fruit has a jelly-like consistency.
Cool and store in airtight container. It will keep for months in the fridge.
Recipe from Sara Bradley of Freight House in Paducah, Kentucky
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