Step-by-step recipe for making whole pear jam for the winter
Jam made from whole pears is a real delicacy. It tastes slightly inferior to raspberry. Possesses a pleasant honey aroma, beautiful amber color and mouth-watering viscosity. Each housewife can prepare it herself for the winter. And then, on long winter evenings, enjoy its taste while drinking tea, prepare delicious desserts and pastries with it, serve it with ice cream as a real delicacy.
Secrets of making whole pear jam for the winter
Traditionally, pear jam is made by cutting them into slices. But by cooking them whole, we will be able to get an exquisite look and taste of pear jam. To make it really beautiful, you need to familiarize yourself with some of the secrets of its preparation.
When choosing pears for jam, you need to give preference to hard varieties. Moreover, both cultivated and wild varieties are ideal.
Jam from small wild pears is more aromatic and has a unique honey taste.
To surprise guests with your economy, you can take whole fruits with tails. They are perfect for serving to the festive table, they can serve as a kind of "cherry on the cake" for a birthday or New Year's cake.
It is from unripe pears that delicious jam is obtained. The recipe for its preparation should be taken into account by those who have a pear growing in the garden. Sometimes, due to bad weather or for some other reason, still green pears begin to crumble from the tree. It is these that are suitable for preparing delicacies for the winter.
Ingredients for the recipe
You don't need any special ingredients to make pear jam. As a rule, these are sugar, water and whole fruits. If you want to diversify the taste, you can add a little lemon or orange. Some hostesses add cinnamon, banana or pineapple.
To approach the process correctly, you need to know how to cook jam from whole pears and how to prepare fruits for jam.
Product selection features
If it is possible to collect fruits on your own in your own garden, then it is recommended to do this on a warm and sunny day. Such fruits generously give their aroma to the dish.
You need to make jam from whole fruits of the same degree of ripeness. Thus, the fruit in the jam will be the same softness. This rule also applies to small pears.
How to prepare a container?
The container for making jam must be properly prepared. To do this, you need to stock up on a standard set of kitchen utensils:
- pan;
- banks;
- cover.
Before proceeding with sterilization, the container must be well washed with a soda solution and rinsed under running water. Pour water into a saucepan, put on the stove and bring to a boil. Sterilize jars and lids over steam. This is an old but reliable way that our grandmothers still used. Modern housewives prefer microwaves, ovens and ovens.
How to cook pear jam?
We offer a recipe for pear jam from whole pears, where the fruit looks more like caramels.
Ingredients:
- pear - 1 kg;
- sugar - 1 kg;
- water - 1 glass.
Working process:
- Select fruits of the same ripeness and wash in cold water.
- Prepare syrup. Pour a glass of water into a saucepan, add 0.5 kg of sugar and bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat to low and cook until frothy.
- Pierce washed pears with a toothpick in several places.
- Dip the prepared fruit in syrup and cook for 10-15 minutes, depending on the size of the fruit.
- Remove from heat, let cool.
- Put it on the stove again and add another 0.5 kg of sugar to the syrup. Cook for another 20-25 minutes.
- For the third time, put on the stove and cook over low heat for 1 hour.
- Immediately pour into the jars and roll up the lids.
Terms and conditions of storage
Store pear jam in a cool place. Shelf life is 1 year.
