Japanese Quince Jam
Looking for the perfect treat? This is the recipe for you! Japanese quince jam comes out wonderfully fragrant, bright, and summery — and making it is a real pleasure. It's a great treat to set out for guests, a delicious companion to tea, and a sunny reminder of warmer days. Serve it on its own or alongside pancakes, cookies, all kinds of pies, and casseroles. It also pairs beautifully with cheese.
elena D
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Japanese Quince Jam
Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 0 %
0 g
Fats 0 %
0 g
Carbohydrates 100 %
34 g
135 kcal
GI:
12
/
0
/
88
- Japanese quince differs from the ordinary kind mainly in the shape and size of its fruit. The flavor is almost identical, though, and jam comes out delicious from either type. So let's get started...
- Wash the quince thoroughly, cut it into quarters, and remove the cores. Grate the prepared quince pieces on a coarse grater and set the grated quince aside in a small bowl. Pour the amount of water called for into a medium, heavy-bottomed saucepan. Set it over high heat and bring to a boil. Once boiling, add the grated quince and the lemon zest. Pour in the lemon juice as well (freshly squeezed is best). Reduce the heat to medium and cook for 15 minutes, until the fruit is soft. Then add the sugar, stir everything together, raise the heat, and wait — stirring — for the mixture to come back to a boil. Once it boils, lower the heat to medium again and cook the jam for an hour. Stir it from time to time so it doesn't stick to the bottom of the pan. Meanwhile, sterilize the jars over steam (or by any other convenient method) and prepare sterilized lids as well. Ladle the jam into the prepared jars while still hot and seal with the lids. Turn the jars upside down, set them on their lids, and cover with something warm, like a blanket. Leave them like that until completely cooled, then move them to the pantry or cellar. All done — enjoy your delicious creation!
Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish
- Quince - 40 kcal/100g
- Granulated sugar - 398 kcal/100g
- Sugar - 398 kcal/100g
- Water - 0 kcal/100g
- Lemon juice - 16 kcal/100g
- Lemon zest - 47 kcal/100g
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