When buying persimmons, you never know what kind of fruit you will get. It is almost impossible to determine the taste of the fruit by appearance. You often find soft and juicy persimmons with a pleasant, delicate taste, but sometimes you come across hard and tart fruits that are impossible to eat and would be a pity to throw away. In this case, you can make wonderful jam from this fruit. True, it is not necessary to buy unripe fruits for harvesting. Ripe persimmons are also suitable for making jam. Let's find out how to make persimmon jam.
Secrets of making delicious jam
Jam made from this fruit is a rare delicacy on our table. And not everyone knows how to cook it correctly. The fact is that boiled persimmon does not have a pronounced taste. This delicate fruit is usually supplemented with more aromatic ingredients. Most often, recipes for preparations made from this fruit contain a large amount of aromatic spices. They are the ones who give the jam “character”.
Also, cognac or rum are often added to such preparations. Alcohol is not felt at all after heat treatment, but the aroma is simply excellent. In addition, citrus fruits go well with persimmons, so recipes often contain slices or juice of oranges and lemons. Among the spices in jam you can often find star anise, anise, vanilla and cinnamon.
The jam can be completely crushed or in the form of small pieces. For the first option, the fruit is crushed using a blender or sieve. In the second case, the persimmon is simply cut into small cubes. Everyone can prepare the preparation the way they like best. In any case, the main thing is that the jam is thick and dense. This preparation is very convenient to spread on bread or simply eat with a spoon. Pies are prepared with it and served with pancakes.
Persimmon jam recipe
This confiture has a wonderful smell and taste. In winter, the aroma of cinnamon and orange will definitely lift your spirits. It’s worth preparing at least a few jars of this delicacy.
For jam we need the following ingredients:
- fresh persimmon - one kilogram;
- half a kilogram of granulated sugar;
- small lemon - one;
- freshly squeezed orange juice – 50 ml (ordinary water will also do);
- rum, good cognac or vodka - a tablespoon;
- ground cinnamon - half a teaspoon;
- vanilla sugar - a quarter teaspoon.
Process for making persimmon jam:
- The fruits are first washed under running water. Next, you need to peel them, remove the pit and cut out the leaves. Then the fruit is cut into small pieces.
- Place a small lemon in hot water for two minutes. After this, the citrus is cut into two parts and the juice is squeezed out of it. The resulting liquid is filtered to remove any remaining pulp and seeds.
- In a clean, prepared saucepan, combine the chopped fruit, lemon juice and granulated sugar. Place the container on low heat and, stirring regularly, bring to a boil.
- Next, vanilla sugar, cinnamon, orange juice or water are added to the mixture. The mass is thoroughly mixed and cooked for another 30 minutes.All this time we wait, it is necessary to stir, as it can stick to the bottom.
- While the product is cooking, you can sterilize the jars and lids. This can be done in any way convenient for you.
- Finally, prepared rum or cognac is poured into the container. The mass is mixed and removed from the stove.
- The hot preparation is poured into sterilized jars, everything is rolled up with metal lids and the containers are turned upside down. After this, the jam must be wrapped in a warm blanket and left until it cools completely.
Conclusion
Each housewife has her own list of preparations that she prepares from year to year. But it’s not all about rolling up raspberries and currants. For variety, you can make jam from overseas persimmons. Your family and friends will definitely like this preparation. This article provides one of the options for preparing such jam with a photo. Try it and you will see that from simple ingredients you can prepare a delicious, aromatic treat for the whole family.
