How to make tangerine jam?
Sometimes you really want to enjoy some unusual and delicious fruit delicacy. Tangerine jam is perfect for this! The process of its preparation will not take much time, and the dessert itself will replenish the vitamin reserve in the body, give energy and a great mood!
How to choose fruits?
To prepare an incomparable tangerine dessert, it is worth making a choice in favor of varieties originally from Spain. The best option would be the fruits of Morocco. They are the sweetest (this will allow you to use less sugar), and also do not contain seeds. If it is not possible to find this variety, you can choose another one, you need it to have a sour smell and thin, light orange skin.
Moreover, the latter should be given special attention. It should be free of all kinds of damage, mold and rot.
The fruits themselves should be of medium softness. If they have a sour taste - it's okay, this oversight can be corrected with granulated sugar. A matter of taste already plays a role here: someone likes sourness, and someone loves rich sweetness. Our recommendations will help you cook tangerine jam at home, for example, from Yulia Vysotskaya.
Preparation of ingredients
If the recipe involves the use of a peel, then the fruit must be thoroughly washed and the dirt removed.You can use a hard sponge or brush, do not overdo it and do not damage the zest, as it contains many useful substances and oils that have a beneficial effect on the functioning of the body.
Recipes
There are so many recipes for tangerine delicacy that it is impossible to list them all. The most popular, healthy and tasty of them are described in detail below.
classic jam
Ingredients that will be required:
- Sugar - kilogram.
- Tangerines - kilogram.
Cooking method: pre-washed and dried fruits are peeled and pitted (if any). The pulp is divided into slices and placed in a large bowl. On top, sugar is poured in an even layer, and the mass is placed in a place protected from sunlight for ten hours. During this period of time, the pulp will be saturated with sugar and release the juice.
The resulting composition should be gently mixed and put to boil over medium heat. As soon as the mixture boils, the gas should be reduced and cooking should continue for about twenty minutes. The composition must be stirred regularly to avoid burning it and monitor the appearance of foam. After the time has elapsed, the resulting sweetness must be removed from the heat and let it brew for at least two hours. Traditional tangerine jam is ready! It remains only to decompose it into containers.
Recipe with whole fruits
Required products:
- Tangerines - one kilogram.
- Water - 250 milliliters.
- Sugar - one kilogram.
- Carnation - the ratio of fruits and buds is 1/1.
- Lemon juice.
First of all, it is necessary to clean the fruits from dirt and stalks. All prepared fruits are placed in a deep bowl and filled with liquid to the very top.In order to completely get rid of the bitterness in the zest, the fruit must be infused in it for at least ten hours. After, the fruits are pierced - three times each. A clove bud is inserted into one resulting puncture. All this is transferred to a saucepan, boiled to a boil, and five minutes after boiling.
After the tangerines are completely softened, they can be put on a plate and cool. While they are cooling, you can proceed to the preparation of syrup. In a deep bowl, sugar is mixed with water, and the mixture is placed on the stove. Mixing thoroughly, it is brought to a boil and boiled for about two minutes. Fruits are laid out in hot syrup and infused for two hours, during which they need to be mixed three times.
This dessert is cooked in five stages. It is brought to a boil and removed from the stove to cool. At the fifth brew, lemon juice is added to it. For this recipe, medium-sized fruits are best suited. If it is possible to use only large fruits, then they need to be cut into halves.
Dessert from whole hearths can be prepared without zest. For this, it is best to choose slightly unripe fruits, since due to their density they will not boil soft. All other ingredients remain in the same proportion. The cooking technique does not change either.
From tangerine slices and cognac
This jam perfectly fights colds and flu, and will also be a great treat at any feast. The taste of cognac is practically not felt due to sweetness, therefore, due to this ingredient, the dessert turns out to be fragrant and specific. Ingredients you will need:
- Tangerines (preferably small) - half a kilo.
- Sugar sand - half a kilo.
- Cognac - three tablespoons.
Cooking process: fruits are peeled and divided into slices. Then they are mixed with sugar and cognac, and the resulting composition is infused for about eight hours. After that, he goes to the stove, and, before reaching a boil, boils over very low heat, for about forty minutes. After cooking is completed, the resulting sweetness should cool down and you can start eating it!
Recipe with ginger and oranges
This dessert is distinguished by its light texture and spicy exotic taste, due to which it will be difficult to find a person who remains indifferent.
For this treat you will need:
- Tangerines - kilogram.
- One big orange.
- Sugar - one kilogram.
- Ground ginger - two teaspoons.
- Vanillin - 300 grams.
Cooking sequence: all fruits should be peeled and divided into slices. Sprinkle them with a pound of granulated sugar and leave to infuse for ten hours. After the time has passed, place the slices in sugar on the stove, add ginger to them and cook until boiling over medium heat. After boiling, the composition must be cooked for another hour, while the fire should be moderate. After that, the resulting slurry should be cooled and put back to boil. The remaining sugar and vanillin are poured into it. The mass is again brought to a boil and boiled for about an hour, after which it cools completely. Delicious and aromatic jam is ready!
At a low temperature, it can be safely stored for more than a year.
With kiwi and lime
This delicious delicacy has an exotic flavor and aroma. Especially it will be appreciated by lovers of spicy, but at the same time very light acid. By the way, when preparing the components, you should not rush to throw away the zest, as it plays one of the most important roles.
For this healthy and unusual dessert you will need:
- Tangerines - kilogram.
- Lime.
- Kiwi - 250 grams.
- Sugar - kilogram.
- Water - 350 milliliters.
Cooking sequence: half a kilo of tangerines should be peeled and divided into slices, and the remaining fruits should be cut into four parts each without removing the peel. The lime is also peeled off (the white part is not affected) and chopped into thin strips. Sugar is poured into a deep cooking bowl, diluted with water and boiled until boiling. After the liquid boils, chopped zest is poured into it and boiled for about two minutes over low heat. Then tangerine slices are placed in the same container and boiled for exactly one minute, after which the composition is removed from the heat.
As soon as the resulting gruel has cooled completely, it should be boiled again and boiled for two minutes. While the composition is cooling, the fruits are peeled and cut into thin circles. After the dessert boils for the third time, kiwi and squeezed lime juice are added to it. The sweetness should boil for at least three minutes, after which it can be considered absolutely ready.
Delicious tangerine jam
To prepare a delicious dessert, tangerine peel is just as good as the fruits themselves.
If you are going to use this recipe, you should make sure that the skin is completely free of dirt and damage. In the zest of citrus crops, bitterness is increased, so you should first soak it in cool water. The process itself should take at least ten hours. It is recommended to change the fluid at least three times.
Ingredients:
- Mandarin peel - 400 grams.
- Sugar sand - half a kilo.
- Pure water - one and a half liters.
- Citric acid - one teaspoon.
- Freshly squeezed tangerine juice - 100 milliliters.
Cooking process: Boil water, add sugar to it and mix the liquid thoroughly until it is completely dissolved. After the syrup boils, the tangerine peel, previously cut into small pieces, is added to it. After the composition with the zest boils, the fire should be reduced and the jam should be boiled until it thickens completely and the crusts become transparent. Don't forget to stir regularly.
As soon as the sweetness turns into a thick slurry, the fire must be turned off and the mass cooled. When it has completely cooled down, you need to put it on the stove, on a slow fire. Then add tangerine juice to it, mix thoroughly and boil for about fifteen minutes. Then add citric acid to the composition and simmer for another fifteen minutes over low heat.
Be sure to stir it regularly to avoid burning, as most of the moisture evaporates at this stage.
After the time has elapsed, the sweetness should be removed from the stove and cooled. The jam is ready! It remains to decompose it into jars or immediately serve with tea. You can give the delicacy an original appearance by twisting the crusts into curls. To do this, chop the peel into long strips, one centimeter wide. Roll each of them into a tight roll, thread it onto a thread with a disinfected needle and pull it very tightly.
The peel rolls are soaked in water and then boiled in sugar syrup. When the dessert is completely ready and cools down, the threads are carefully pulled out. With this jam, you can surprise guests or use it as a sweet gift to someone.By the way, in order to get rid of the bitter taste as much as possible, you can use the following method. The chopped zest is placed in clean cool water for ten minutes. Ten grams of salt is poured into it. All this is boiled over low heat for an hour. After that, the crusts must be cooled, and you can begin to implement a culinary masterpiece!
Mandarin jam with bananas
The process of preparing this sweet will take a minimum of time. This will make it possible to enjoy dessert at any time (you can drink tea with it). This portion is for one serving only.
Ingredients needed for cooking:
- One small banana.
- Sugar - 100 grams.
- One large mandarin.
First, peel the banana and cut it into slices. The tangerine is also peeled and divided into slices, which, in turn, are cut into small cubes and poured into the pan. Banana circles and granulated sugar are laid out next. The jam is boiled for about fifteen minutes, then cooled and served with tea.
Mandarin dessert with vanilla in a slow cooker
Products you will need:
- Tangerines (pitted) - one kilogram.
- Water - one liter.
- A few sprigs of vanilla.
- Sugar - 950 grams.
- Lemon.
First of all, you need to thoroughly rinse the citrus fruits under cold water. Then they are peeled and divided into slices, which are placed in a deep bowl. A peeled vanilla sprig is added to them, and the composition is poured with water. Cook it over medium heat until it boils. After that, the fire is reduced and cooking continues for another five minutes at low heat. The mixture at this time requires plenty of stirring.
The next stage is laying out the composition in a multi-cooker bowl and turning on the “soup” mode for three hours. After the set time has elapsed, the delicacy is ready to eat.
Such sweetness can stand in a hermetically sealed jar for about two years, after which its taste begins to decline.
Recipe with pine nuts and cardamom
Required Ingredients:
- Cinnamon - 15 grams.
- Tangerines - one and a half kilograms.
- Pine nuts - 70 grams.
- Sugar - 180 grams.
- Cardamom.
- Vanilla sugar - 30 grams.
Step by step preparation: a kilogram of fruit must be peeled and cut into small cubes. Put them in a bowl and pour in the tangerine juice that has survived from the rest of the fruit. The mixture is put on fire and cooked to a boil, after which cardamom, cinnamon and two types of sugar are poured into it.
The resulting slurry is cooked over low heat for about half an hour. When seven minutes remain until the end of cooking, pine nuts (peeled in advance) are added to the bowl. The resulting dessert can be put into jars or put in the refrigerator and enjoyed whenever you want.
Pumpkin jam
Thanks to such an unusual fruit and vegetable combination, a pleasant flavor and a very rich bright color are learned.
Components:
- Sugar - half a kilo.
- Pre-peeled tangerines - half a kilo.
- Pumpkin - 800 grams.
Cooking process: pumpkin needs to be peeled and seeds removed. The remaining pulp is chopped into medium-sized pieces. They are laid out in a saucepan and poured with 200 milliliters of liquid. You need to cook the pumpkin until it is completely softened.
At this time, the fruit needs to be crushed as best as possible with a blender. Remove the pumpkin pulp from the stove and let it cool completely.Then it is transferred to a blender and mixed until puree. After, the fruit and pumpkin compositions are placed in a bowl, and boiled until boiling. As soon as the mixture boils, sugar is poured into it, cooking continues for another twenty minutes.
At the same time, the fire should be quiet, the gruel should be stirred regularly, and if foam forms, it should be removed.
Recommendations
These tips will help make jam even tastier, more aromatic and more beautiful:
- If the recipe calls for dividing the fruit into slices, it is necessary to remove all veins and film from them;
- When choosing fruits, you should give preference to ripe, but strong. Soft fruits can boil during the cooking process, and elastic ones will not lose their original shape;
To achieve a richer and more interesting taste, it is recommended to replace ordinary water with orange or lime juice.
For information on how to make fragrant tangerine jam, see the following video.