
- Preparation: 2 Hours
- Cooking: 90 Minutes
- Difficulty: Medium
- Servings: around 1 Kg
- Cost: Medium
Ingredients
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2 kg loquat
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800 g light brown muscovado sugar
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3 star anise
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1 lemon
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1 vanilla pod
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1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
Preparation
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- – wash and rinse the fruit well;
- – remove the kernel from each loquats and transfer them to a large pot with high sides;
- – add the sugar and the juice of the lemon;
- – put the pot on the stove and set the heat to medium / high intensity and bring to boil;
- – add the vanilla seeds, the star anise and the ground cinnamon and mix well;
- – set the heat to medium intensity and continue cooking for at least 15 minutes;
- – remove the pot from the stove and use an immersion-blender to blend the fruit (make sure to remove the star anise before you blend);
- – put the pot back on the stove and continue cooking for another 15 minutes or until the jam reaches the desired consistency;
- – remove the pot from the stove and pour the jam into sterilized jars;
- – close the lids and put the jars upside down;
- – don’t touch the jars until they will be completely cold;
- – after, to verify if the jars sealed well, press on the lid: it should not click;
- – sealed jars can be stored up till 6 months
Notes
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