Spiced kumquats

Name: Spiced kumquats
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 0 serving
Cuisine: Accompaniment
Ingredients: 10.00 ml salt; 1.00 Litres water; 1.00 kg kumquats; 300.00 g castor sugar; 1.00 cinnamon stick; 10.00 ml cloves; 8.00 cardamom pods, bruised; 1.00 Litres vinegar white wine

0 serving Prep: 10 mins, Cooking: 5 mins

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By Food24 November 03 2009

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Ingredients (8)

10.00 ml	salt
1.00 Litres	water
1.00 kg	kumquats
300.00 g	castor sugar
1.00	cinnamon — stick
10.00 ml	cloves
8.00	cardamom — pods, bruised
1.00 Litres	vinegar — white wine

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Method:

Dissolve salt in water and bring to boil. Pour over kumquats in a bowl and allow to stand for 12 hours to remove bitterness. Drain.
Heat sugar and spices in vinegar over low heat until sugar dissolves. Simmer for 5 minutes.
Ladle kumquats into hot and sterilised preserving jars and pour boiling mixture over. Seal immediately and store in a cool place for 2-3 months.
Makes 1 litre.