Quince is a rather specific fruit, practically unsuitable for food in its raw form. But it makes the most fragrant compotes and beautiful jam. With quince filling, pies are baked and liqueurs are made. Let's cook delicious fragrant quince jam together.
Ingredients
- Quince - 1 kg
- Sugar - 800 g
- Water - 1 glass
- Lemon - 1 pcs.
- Vanilla Extract - 1 tsp.
- Ground cinnamon - 0,5 tsp.
Step-by-step cooking recipe
Rinse the quince well, cut off the damaged areas, then grate the fruits on a coarse grater.
Prepare the syrup. Pour water into a saucepan, add sliced lemon, then sugar, mix well and bring the syrup to a boil over medium heat. Warm the syrup over low heat until the sugar is completely dissolved, do not forget to stir occasionally.
In a bowl with grated quince, add cinnamon and vanilla extract, mix well and send the quince to a saucepan with boiling syrup.
Stirring constantly, bring the mass to a boil, boil for no more than 1 minute, remove from heat, cover the saucepan with a damp towel on top and leave to cool for 15 minutes. Repeat this step 4 times: with each cooking, the fruits will caramelize more, and the jam will become thicker.
Fill pre-sterilized jars with hot jam (I get 6 jars of 300 ml each), seal tightly and leave it upside down to cool at room temperature. Jam from Chinese quince is stored without problems for a year in a cool dark place.
