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Ingredients
- 1 lemon, juice of
- 2 lbs pears
- 3 cups sugar (preferably pectin enriched)
- 13 lb bittersweet chocolate, chopped (makes about 1 cup)
Method
- Put a small plate in your freezer.
- Pour the lemon juice in a bowl.
- Peel and core the pears.
- Dice them and mix the pieces in the bowl with the lemon juice.
- In a large saucepan mix the pears and sugar and bring to a boil under medium high heat.
- Cook for 20 to 30 minutes, stirring occasionally and foaming if necessary.
- To check if it is set, pour a little jam on your cold plate.
- Wait for a few second and see if it doesnt run, it is set, otherwise, keep on cooking and try again a few minutes later.
- Stir the chocolate into the jam, wait for a simmer then turn the heat off.
- Ladle into jars leaving a 1/4 headspace.
- Process for 10 minutes in a boiling water bath.
- Adjust time according to altitude.
