Feijoa jam: a recipe for the winter, 12 cooking methods with different additives

With an exotic berry from South America called feijoa, the inhabitants of the European part of the continent met relatively recently, but have already managed to fall in love with it for its unique taste and beneficial properties for the body. In the southern regions of our country, enthusiastic gardeners are trying to grow an unusual crop in their backyards, and not without success. And from the harvested feijoa, they make delicious jam, the recipe of which can be found below.

Features of making feijoa jam for the winter

To prepare a truly tasty and he althy delicacy, you need to enlist patience and some knowledge about the features of an exotic fruit.

Rules for the selection and preparation of ingredients

For jam you will need only ripe and juicy feijoas, which contain the highest content of nutrients and vitamins:

1. Fruits for jam are used peeled or peeled. In the second case, the feijoa cooking time is slightly longer.
2. Berries for cooking are selected in a solid, dark green hue, without dark spots and dots.
3. The fruits are sorted, thoroughly washed and dried.
4. For a variety of taste, various spices are added to feijoa jam, mixed with other fruits and berries.

Advice! To get the most useful product, instead of sugar, honey is added to the jam.

Preparation of containers

Dishes for making jam are chosen with low edges so that excess moisture evaporates faster from the syrup, and the delicacy acquires a thick consistency.

Big bowls, stewpans and basins made of copper or stainless steel work best. Also, enamelware or Teflon-coated containers are often used.

Aluminum pots and bowls, when in contact with fruits and berries, start a rapid process of fruit oxidation, which as a result affects the taste and quality of jam.

How to make feijoa jam

There are many recipes for fresh feijoa jam. But which of them will be to your taste, the hostess will have to choose.

Classic recipe

First, let's look at the easiest, classic way to make delicious and he althy feijoa jam.

Required:

1. Quality feijoas, 3 kilos.
2. Drinking water - 1.5 cups.
3. Sugar - 2 kilograms.

Berries are peeled and cut into small slices. Prepared fruits are placed in a container for cooking, sand is poured out and poured with water. In this form, they should be infused for 4-5 hours. After the allotted time, the feijoa container is put on fire, brought to a boil and simmered for 25-30 minutes.

After readiness, the jam is laid out in sterilized containers, closed and sent for storage.

Through a meat grinder

To make beautiful, emerald jam, you will need:

1. Ripe feijoa 1-2 kilograms.
2. Sugar is calculated based on the number of fruits, in the same proportion.
3. Drinking water is also calculated based on the amount of other products. For 1 kilogram of berries, you need half a glass of liquid.

Prepared fruits are scrolled through a meat grinder and left until the syrup is ready.

Water is poured into the dishes for cooking and granulated sugar is poured out. As soon as the syrup becomes transparent, the scrolled mass is poured into it, brought to a boil, and boiled for 7-10 minutes.

The finished product is laid out in prepared containers and put away in a dark, cool place.

In a blender

To make jam with a blender, you will need the same amount of products as in the previous recipe. Only the fruits are crushed with a blender instead of a meat grinder.

Option without cooking

Feijoa makes a delicious, vitamin dessert that is not cooked, so it contains even more vitamins.

Required:

1. Fresh fruits, in the amount of 1-2 kilograms.
2. Sugar for such a delicacy is calculated based on the number of berries. For 1 kilogram of fruit, you need the same amount of sugar.
3. For taste and aroma, crushed hazelnuts or walnuts can be added to the jam.

Prepared in advance and peeled feijoa is crushed through a meat grinder or blender. Sugar and nuts are added to the mass, mixed or whipped with a mixer. The finished product is laid out in sterile dishes and closed.

With sugar

Recipe, which can be mastered by novice housewives, is very simple. To do this, the berries are washed, peeled and cut into small slices. For 1 kilogram of fruit, you will need the same amount of sugar and half a glass of drinking water.

Initially, you need to boil the syrup. As soon as the liquid becomes transparent, put the berries into the syrup, bring to a boil and boil for 20-30 minutes. The finished delicacy is laid out in prepared containers.

Five Minute Recipe

To prepare the "Five Minute" feijoa, you will need:

1. Fresh, washed berries, in the amount of 1 kilogram.
2. Sugar is calculated based on the taste of the fruit. For sweet berries, 70-800 grams of granulated sugar is enough, and if feijoa is sour, then the amount of sugar is increased to 1 kilogram.
3. Drinking water - 100 milliliters.

Before cooking, the berries are crushed in a meat grinder. In the boiled syrup, add the berry mass and boil for 5-7 minutes. The finished product is laid out in sterilized containers.

With lemon

Unusual taste and aroma of feijoa jam will give lemon. To prepare the treat you will need:

1. Fresh berries, 1kg.
2. Sugar is needed in the same amount.
3. Lemon - 1 large.
4. Drinking water - 200 milliliters.

Peel the lemon and squeeze out the juice. Cut the zest and berries into small pieces. Make syrup from sugar and water. As soon as the syrup boils, add lemon juice and zest to it, boil for 5-7 minutes. Remove the container with the prepared mixture from the stove and add the berries to it, mix thoroughly and cool. As soon as the mass has cooled, put the container back on the stove and bring to a boil, then cook for 5-10 minutes.

Pour the finished treat into storage containers.

With walnut and orange

To prepare such a sweet treat you will need:

1. Feijoa peeled, in the amount of 1 kilogram.
2. Orange zest - 1 cup.
3. Whole orange - 1 piece.
4. Sugar - 600-700 grams.
5. Drinking water - 400 milliliters.
6. Roasted nut - 1 cup.
7. Citric acid - 1 teaspoon.

The berries are laid out in a wide bowl and covered with sugar.

The zest is cut into small strips.

Put zest and nuts into water, pour water and squeezed orange juice, add citric acid and spread berries with sugar.

The jam is brought to a boil, and with constant stirring, cook until thick.

Fact! Feijoa fruits contain a large amount of iodine, so the berries darken quickly. Lemon juice or citric acid returns a beautiful emerald color to the jam.

With honey

Fresh berries are thoroughly washed and ground in a meat grinder. Honey is added to the berry mass to taste, mixed well, and laid out in prepared containers.

With pectin

Pectin powder is added to feijoa jam to give it a thick consistency.

Pectin is mixed with sugar and added to a container with berries and water. The jam is brought to a boil and boiled for 30-49 minutes. The finished product is laid out in storage containers.

With orange peels and nuts

Also, for a rich taste and aroma, orange peels and nuts can be added to the classic feijoa jam recipe.

With pear

For a variety of winter preparations, it is recommended to cook feijoa berry jam with pear.

For 1 kilogram of berries you will need:

• 2-3 large pears;
• 100 milliliters of water;
• 1 kilogram of granulated sugar.

Berries and fruits are cut into slices, put in a container for cooking and poured with water. As soon as the jam boils, add sugar, mix and boil for 30-40 minutes. The finished delicacy is put into jars.

Advice! To give a spicy taste, instead of water, dry wine can be added to such a jam.

With persimmons

For an unusual jam you will need:

1. Large fruits of persimmon, in the amount of 3-5 pieces.
2. Fresh, peeled feijoa - 500 grams.
3. Sugar - 500-600 grams.

Fruits and berries are cut into small pieces and covered with sugar. After 2-3 hours, the container is placed on the stove and boiled for 40-50 minutes. After readiness, put the jam in jars or other containers.

Fresh feijoa jam

To make fresh jam, you need the same amount of berries and fruits. The fruits are peeled and crushed with a mixer. Sugar is poured into the fruit mass and quickly mixed, or whipped with a mixer. The finished product is put into jars and sent for storage in the refrigerator.

Further storage

Jam, heat-treated and rolled up in sterilized jars, is stored in a dark, cool place for up to 2 years. But a delicacy made from fresh berries without boiling should only be stored in the refrigerator for no more than 2-3 months.

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