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Bordeaux Red Wine Jelly For Kirstie’s Handmade Christmas

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This amazing Bordeaux Red Wine Jelly recipe is super easy and so very delightful on your toast or with a cheeseboard.  I made this red wine jelly for Kirstie’s Handmade Christmas TV show when I was a finalist.

Bordeaux red wine jelly

Bordeaux red wine jelly

Any of my friends will tell you that I appreciate a nice glass of red, hell I’ve been known to hoover up many a not-so-nice red as well. We’re talking red wine here folks of course…

One’s red wine consumption is of course curtailed to the socially accepted wine times of the day. If out and about with friends one can sometimes enjoy a glass with lunch and then when the sun goes over the proverbial yardarm the clock strikes wine and all is well with the world.

Bordeaux red wine jelly

Red wine in the kitchen…

Like most folks who play with food in the kitchen I cook with wine, you can get the great grape into many a meal from gravy to sorbet, I’ve tried them all.

But how can one legitimately enjoy the odd bit of Bordeaux at breakfast without having the health and addictions police battering at your door?

Why jelly of course, red wine jelly!

Red wine jelly puts a whole new spin on the old PBJ sandwich, it livens up the humblest slice of toast and doesn’t even bother if you are crass enough to introduce it to sliced white instead of the preferred baguette. Not just grape jelly, red wine grape jelly!

close up of jelly on bread

Ingredients for Red Wine Jelly

  • Red grapes
  • Red wine
  • Apples
  • Sugar
  • Lemon juice

red wine jelly in glass with grapes behind

How to make red wine jelly

This is an overnight drip job so have a bit of patience please. You have to simmer the grapes and apples and mash them down a bit. Then leave them in a jelly bag to drip out their gorgeous juice.

Next day make the juice that has dripped into your jug up to 500ml with red wine (doesn’t really have to be Bordeaux of course. Any red wine will do). Then add the required sugar and boil to a set.

New to preserving? then I’ve got you covered with these super helpful articles;

How to make great jelly

my perfect preserving kit

How to sterilise jars and bottles

Sticky situations – trouble shooting preserves

top down view of spoon and jelly

How much Bordeaux jelly does this make?

I only had a few grapes in the fruit bowl so only made one jar of this gorgeous jelly. Want more Bordeaux jelly? Then just double up the recipes to make as much as you like.

How to serve red wine jelly

It goes just as well with savouries and fairly dances on to a cheese board to shimmy with the brie.

I’ve even served my red wine jelly slightly warmed and drizzled over seriously good plain vanilla ice-cream. Give it a swirl and you have a grown up ripple to rock the senses and give Hagen Daas a run for their money any day.

You can also use this red wine jelly to liven up Game or beef stews, just stir in a couple of tablespoons to add a bit more depth of flavour.

Maybe try this as a glaze on baked ham too.

Finally, you can thin it out with a little more red wine and use as a luxurious topping on really good vanilla ice cream.

close up of jelly on bread

The inspiration

I came up with this recipe really as an experiment to use up a bunch of red grapes that just weren’t  going to get finished. I hate wasting food so will make jams and jellies out of a very small amount of fruit. Grapes in this case.

Not wanting just to make grape jam I decided to throw in some red wine and go for a real red wine jelly instead.

red wine jelly with bread and grapes

Bordeaux Jelly on TV

I made this gorgeous red wine jelly for my Auld Alliance (the famous friendship between Scotland and France) Christmas hamper. I was a finalist of Kirstie’s Handmade Christmas in 2017 and this jelly was loved by Kirstie and the judge.

Here are the other recipes I made on Kirstie’s Handmade Christmas TV show;

Oat and almond crumble crackers

Scotch Mist liqueur (homemade Drambuie)

Scottish minty macaroons

Labneh cheese preserved in herb oil

This is a delightful jelly that looks as good as it tastes, simply stunning and the best possible way to enjoy your favourite tipple any time anywhere straight from the jar!

This Bordeaux Jelly also features in my great Ebook Naughty & Nice Edible Gifts For Christmas. There are over 50 great recipes in there for you to try. So no excuses at all when it comes to Christmas prezzies!

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PS I made this jelly and renamed it Bordeaux Jelly for my Christmas Hamper entry when I was a finalist in 2017 on Kirstie’s Handmade Christmas TV show. This recipe also features in my Ebook Naughty and Nice Foodie Gifts For Christmas.

red wine jelly

Bordeaux Red Wine Jelly

Karon
Easy to make and super tasty this is a grown up jelly that both looks and tastes fabulous. Perfect on toast, stirred into stews, with a cheeseboard and in a toasted sandwich too.
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Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 50 mins
Total Time 1 hr
Course preserves
Servings 1 jar

Ingredients
 

  • 500 g/1lb 2oz red grapes
  • 500 g/1lb 2oz apples
  • Approx 1/2 cup water
  • 300 ml/1/2 pint red wine
  • juice of 1 lemon
  • 300 g/11oz sugar

Instructions
 

  • Place the grapes and roughly chopped apples (don't bother to peel or core them) into a pan and add water.
  • Simmer the fruit until tender and mash with a potato masher.
  • Pour this mash into a jelly bag (muslin lined sieve) and set aside to drip into a jug overnight. Resist any temptation to squeeze the bag to get more out, if you do this you'll make the jelly cloudy)
  • Make the juice in the jug up to 500ml by adding the wine.
  • Pour this into a pan and add the lemon juice and sugar and heat gently till sugar dissolved.
  • Raise the heat to boiling point for approximately 20 mins until you have reached the setting point (see jelly making page).
  • Carefully pour into a sterilised jar and pop on the lid.
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Comments

  1. Sean says

    February 24, 2015 at 5:16 pm

    So simple, yet so good. I love giving wine jelly as a gift.

    Reply
    • Karon Grieve says

      February 24, 2015 at 6:19 pm

      Thanks for the comment Sean, you are so right, wine jelly is perfect gift so friends can enjoy the best tipple at any time of day!
      Kx

      Reply
      • Sean says

        February 25, 2015 at 5:11 pm

        We often joke about “a nice breakfast wine.” 🙂

        Reply

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