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Preparation
15 minutes
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Cooking
2 hours
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Difficulty
Easy
Another year is about to pass, as the cold is beginning to be replaced by the warmth of Tet. There’s nothing better than gathering with family during these days. Let’s join cooking with TasteVN to try making delicious and chewy pineapple jam for grandparents and parents to enjoy!
Ingredients for Chewy Pineapple Jam For 4 people
Pineapple 3 fruits Sugar 500 gr Glutinous rice flour 35 gr
How to choose fresh and delicious pineapples
- Choose pineapples that are bright yellow from the stem to the end or have a few slightly green spots. These are ripe fruits and have a sweet taste.
- Avoid choosing green pineapples, as they are not ripe and taste sour.
- Short pineapples (round shape) have more flesh than long pineapples (long tube shape).
- Choose pineapples with large and sparse eyes to keep the thick flesh after peeling.
- Choose pineapples that are neither too hard nor too soft, and have no mold or leaking water on the skin.
- Don’t forget to observe the top of the pineapple; fresh pineapples have bright green tops.
How to make Chewy Pineapple Jam
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Prepare the pineapple
First, cut off both ends of the pineapple, then stand it upright and use a knife to peel off the outer skin. Next, use a knife to remove the eyes of the pineapple; be sure to peel off all the eyes properly.
Divide the pineapple into 4 sections, cutting out the core. Then slice it into thin pieces along the length of the pineapple (as shown below).
Finally, cut those thin slices into thin strips, about 2cm long.
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Extract the pineapple juice
Place the cut pineapple into a container. Prepare a small bowl to discard the pineapple pulp.
Put on gloves and use your hands to squeeze the pineapple to extract the juice. Take small amounts of pineapple in your hand and squeeze thoroughly until all the juice is extracted.
Add 1/4 teaspoon of salt to the pineapple juice, and stir well. Cover the juice container with plastic wrap.
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Marinate the fragrant pulp
Add about 330g of granulated sugar into the bowl containing the fragrant pulp. Use your hands to mix and knead until the pulp absorbs all the sugar.
Wrap it with plastic wrap and marinate for about 1 hour for the sugar to dissolve completely.
Tip: If you have time, you should soak the fragrant pulp for about 6 hours so that the pulp will be clearer, and the sugar will dissolve completely.
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Cook the fragrant jam
Place a pan on the stove, add the fragrant water into the pan, and set to medium heat. Cook for about 10 minutes until the water begins to boil, then reduce the water and add the fragrant pulp.
Mix the ingredients well and cook for about 1 hour. When the fragrant water has reduced, lower the heat. Continue cooking until the jam thickens into a uniform mass.
Sift about 35g of chewy cake flour through a sieve, then add it to the jam pan, mixing well for about 2 – 3 minutes until the flour absorbs completely and no longer has a white color, then turn off the heat.
Tip: If you cannot find chewy cake flour, you can roast some glutinous rice flour on the stove first before mixing it with the jam.
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Shaping
After cooking the jam, let it cool slightly, then take a bit of the jam in your hands and roll it into a ball.
Roll the jam in a layer of sugar, then place it on a tray. Wait for the jam to cool, and it can be used right away.
Tip: You should shape the jam while it is still warm because when the jam cools, it will harden and be more difficult to shape.
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Final product
The round yellow jam balls coated with a layer of sugar look incredibly tempting. The jam has a light, distinctive aroma of pineapple. The jam is chewy, with a sweet and sour taste; just trying it once is hard to resist.
How to preserve jam for Tet
- Put the jam in a glass or plastic jar, or a plastic bag. Seal it tightly and store it in a dry, cool place.
- Avoid putting it in the refrigerator, as the jam will easily release water when taken out.
- Sprinkle an extra layer of sugar on the jam before sealing the lid.
- When eating, only take out a small amount that is enough for use, which will minimize the chances of air or direct sunlight damaging the jam (especially for coconut jam, pineapple jam, ginger jam,…)
- Inspect and clean the area where the jam is stored.
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Just a little time and you can have some chewy jam balls that are sweet and sour to invite your family. Let’s get cooking right away. Wishing you success in making this jam!
*Refer to images and recipes from the YouTube channel: MENTAL HEALTH
