Louisiana Red Pepper Jelly

A very popular and easy to make treat for all your parties and family gatherings. Add more flavor – for crawfish-shrimp jelly flavor add 1/8 teaspoon of Zatarain’s Concentrated Shrimp & Crab Boil for every pint of your favorite pepper jelly recipe.Serve with crackers or over cream cheese.

Ingredients

  • 1 cup water
  • 2 tsp red pepper sauce
  • 1/3 cup lemon juice
  • 3 cups sugar
  • 1/2 bottle fruit pectin
  • red food coloring optional

Directions

Step 1

In a large saucepan mix water, pepper sauce, lemon juice and sugar. Bring to a boil on high heat, stirring constantly.

Step 2

Add fruit pectin and a small amount of fruit coloring, stirring well, until mixture comes to a full rolling boil. Boil hard for 1/2 minute. Remove from heat, skim. Pour into 4 hot sterilized 5-oz jelly glasses.

Step 3

Process in a hot water bath for 15 minutes.

Step 4

For crawfish-shrimp jelly flavor add 1/8 teaspoon of Zatarain's Concentrated Shrimp & Crab Boil for every pint of your favorite pepper jelly recipe.



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