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Matrimony (Jamaican star apple and orange with condensed milk)
Star apple and orange dessert
Star-apple pulp and orange segments in nutmeg-spiced condensed milk
Jamaica's star apples ripen in winter, so matrimony, the 'marriage' of star apple and orange, is a Christmas dessert, eaten cold after the big meal on Christmas Day. The purple star apples are scooped from their skins, their sweet, milky, jelly-like pulp mixed with juicy orange segments and dressed with condensed milk and freshly grated nutmeg. It is cool, sweet and fragrant, soft and a little jelly-like from the fruit. Serve it straight from the bowl or in glasses, as the last sweet thing of the Christmas meal. It is naturally egg-free and uncooked: condensed milk gives it body and binds the fruit into a creamy dessert, and nothing needs setting. Chef's tip: scrape the pulp only, never the skin; the common mistake is digging too close to the purple rind, whose sticky latex is bitter and gums up the spoon.
- Total time
- 15 min
- Difficulty
- easy
- Serves
- 4
Ingredients
- 3 oranges
- ¾ cup sweetened condensed milk
- ¼ tsp freshly grated nutmeg
- 1 tsp lime juice (optional)
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Method
0/4 doneStep 1: Halve 6 ripe star apples around the middle. Scoop the pulp into a bowl with a spoon, staying well clear of the rind, and pick out the seeds.
Step 2: Peel 3 oranges with a knife, removing all the white pith, then cut out the segments between the membranes. Squeeze the juice from the membranes into the bowl.
Step 3: Add the orange segments to the star apple and stir in ¾ cup sweetened condensed milk and 1 tsp lime juice, if using, until creamy.
Step 4: Grate over ¼ tsp freshly grated nutmeg, chill for 15 minutes if you have time, and serve cold.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 250 kcal
- Protein
- 5 g
- Carbs
- 52 g
- Fat
- 4 g
- Fibre
- 3 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does matrimony (Jamaican star apple and orange with condensed milk) take?
- About 15 minutes in total.
- How many people does it serve?
- 4 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- Is it gluten free?
- Yes, as written. Check the labels on stock, sauces and spice mixes, which sometimes contain gluten.
- What can I use instead of ripe star apples?
- Pears, same amount.
- What can I use instead of oranges?
- Mandarins or clementines, same weight.
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