Feijoa with Lemon for the Winter
An exceptional vitamin-rich feijoa preserve! Feijoa with lemon for the winter is a variation on raw vitamin jam made from this wonderful, iodine-rich fruit. What's interesting is that lemon juice prevents — or rather, significantly slows — the oxidation of the finished feijoa-and-sugar mixture, so the greenish tint lasts much longer. The key is to remove every single lemon seed, so you don't ruin the entire batch with the 100% bitterness that ground seeds bring. A finished batch of feijoa with lemon can supply you with vitamins for several months.
MariaS
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Feijoa with Lemon for the Winter
Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 2 %
1 g
Fats 0 %
0 g
Carbohydrates 98 %
47 g
189 kcal
GI:
11
/
0
/
89
- Late autumn brings seasonal fruits to market stalls and shop windows. You can pick up fragrant quince, persimmon to your taste, and — still somewhat exotic for many — feijoa. Get good-quality feijoa fruits. You can buy slightly underripe, smooth, firm fruits and let them ripen at home — that way you're guaranteed intact, undamaged ripe feijoa. Wash the fruits, trim the ends, and cut them into halves or quarters. Scrub the lemon with a brush, scald it with boiling water, and cut it into small pieces, removing every single seed as you go. Now the lemon and feijoa need to be ground. The easiest way is to put them in a blender. If a blender isn't available for whatever reason, use a good old meat grinder. Not the best option, but it works too: grind with an immersion blender (the downside being a bit of splatter). Next, combine the resulting lemon-and-feijoa mixture with the sugar and stir until smooth. The mass will become noticeably more liquid and flowing. Spoon the feijoa with lemon into clean containers, close the lid, and store in the refrigerator. It's best not to eat the feijoa with lemon straight from the jar, unless you plan to finish the batch within a few days. When transferring it to a smaller serving dish, always use a clean spoon.
Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish
- Lemon - 16 kcal/100g
- Lemon zest - 47 kcal/100g
- Granulated sugar - 398 kcal/100g
- Sugar - 398 kcal/100g
- Feijoa - 49 kcal/100g
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