This recipe for celery beer jam was created by Executive Chef Carlo Lamagna of Portland's Clyde Common. He recommends making a large batch to can for future use and serving it over grilled beef ribs.
1 quart of any wheat-based beer or hefeweizen (we use local Double Mountain Kolsch)
1 pint celery juice
18 oz sugar
1/2 oz salt
zest of 2 lemons
1 1/2 oz lemon juice
Directions
Combine ingredients in a sauce pot, bring to a boil, remove from heat and let stand, covered, overnight.
The next day, strain liquid into a saucepan, reserve strained celery.
Cook liquid to 215°F.
Add reserved celery back in and continue cooking until mixture returns to 215°F.
Remove from heat.
Tips from Chef Carlo
This recipe is great for canning!
At Clyde Common, we serve our celery beer jam over the grilled beef ribs with skillet cornbread.
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