Carrot jam

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   How to make carrot jam? Prepare the ingredients. Carrots are preferable to take sweet varieties, with it the jam will turn out tastier.

2. Step 2:

   

   Rinse carrots thoroughly under running water with a brush, dry and peel. It is more convenient to do this with a special vegetable peeler.

3. Step 3:

   

   Cut the peeled root vegetables into thin circles up to 1 cm thick. Put the carrots in a saucepan, pour cold clean water (its quantity is not specified in the recipe, the water should completely cover the vegetable).

4. Step 4:

   

   Cook over medium heat until the carrots are soft. The cooking time depends on the quantity and variety of carrots.

5. Step 5:

   

   Drain the water, discard the carrots in a colander and cool.

7. Step 6:

   

   Prepare syrup from 1kg of sugar and 300ml of water. To do this, pour the sugar with water in a suitable saucepan, put it on medium heat and boil, stirring, until the sugar boils and completely dissolves. Throw the carrots into the boiling syrup and boil it for 5 minutes.

8. Step 7:

   

   Turn off the fire, and leave the jam for 8 hours to rest. Then bring it to a boil again, while adding another 200g of sugar to it. Cook the jam over low heat until the carrots are completely transparent and the syrup is moderately thick.

9. Step 8:

   

   A couple of minutes before removing the jam from the fire, add a pinch of citric acid and vanillin to it.

10. Step 9:

    

    Pour the hot jam into sterile jars, close the lids. Put it away for storage in a cool, dry place.

11. Step 10:

    

    Carrot jam can be served as a dessert or used as a pie filling. Bon appetit!