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Homemade strawberry jelly, using fish glue.

Homemade strawberry jelly, using fish glue.

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Homemade strawberry jelly, made with filtered pectin, lemon juice, sugar, and fish glue. Serve very cold in individual portions.

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Recipe from Xabier Cañas, Gaztarrotz (Wikibooks), adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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This light jelly is made with a well-filtered strawberry puree, lemon juice, and sugar syrup. The fish glue gives it its structure.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time25 min
  • Cook time5 min
  • Resting4 hr
  • Total4 hr 30 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostBudget
  • Cooking methodgelation
  • Estimated cost$4.73 $0.79 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 7, 2026.
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

6 people
  • $4.41
  • $0.21
  • $0.11

Prices from US supermarkets for 1 of 3 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Wash the strawberries thoroughly, remove the stems, and cut them into pieces. ≈ 8 min
  2. First, grind them in a food processor, then strain them through a sieve to obtain a puree. ≈ 3 min
  3. Mix the strawberry cream with lemon juice and set aside. ≈ 4 min
  4. Soak the fish glue in cold water for 5 minutes.
  5. Pour the water into a small pot with the sugar and bring to a simmer over low heat.
  6. Once the syrup has cooled slightly, add the fish glue and mix with a wooden spoon.
  7. Once the gelatin has melted, add the strawberry cream and stir. ≈ 4 min
  8. Divide among the serving dishes or plates of your choice and refrigerate until ready to serve.

The bill

Homemade strawberry jelly, using fish glue.

  • 800 ml of pureed strawberry juice, very well filtered.$4.41
  • Lemon juice, filtered$0.21
  • 100 grams of sugar$0.11

Total$4.73

that's $0.79 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 20 g of gelatin (fish glue)
  • 800 ml of pureed strawberry juice, very well filtered.
  • Lemon juice, filtered
  • 100 grams of sugar
  • 100 ml of water

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