Pocket the recipe for making 2 delicious, super easy fruit jams at home

How to make plum jam

Ingredient

Fresh plums: 1 kg, brown sugar: 500 grams, fresh ginger: 100 grams, salt: 1 tablespoon, lime water: 500 ml.

Making

Raw material preparation

Soak plums in diluted salt water for 30 minutes. Wash each plum, rub thoroughly with your hands, remove and drain.

Use a knife to make thin cuts along the plums and soak them in lime water for about 4 hours to make the plums supple, clear and tastier when stewed.

Main ingredients of Hau Hanoi plum jam.

Take out the plums, wash thoroughly with lime water several times. Peel the ginger, wash, and slice thinly.

Marinate plums with sugar

Boil 1 liter of water, put the plums in to blanch for 1 minute, remove and soak in ice water for 10 minutes to make the plums crispy. Remove and drain. Add 500 grams of brown sugar to a bowl, mix well with the plums, making sure the plums absorb the sugar evenly.

Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator. Marinate the plums for 8 hours until the sugar dissolves.

Plum snail

Place the pan on the stove, pour in the plum syrup and boil until it thickens. Add the plums, turn on low heat, stir well with chopsticks for about 10 minutes, put on a plate and set aside.

Add 100 grams of shredded ginger, continue to simmer for 5 minutes over low heat. Pour the mixture of sugar water and shredded ginger over the plums, dry in the hot sun for 4 hours and it's done.

Plum jam step by step.

If there is not enough sunlight, you can arrange the plums on a tray and bake them in the oven. Dry them at 100 degrees Celsius for about 20 minutes or dry them in the sun for 2 days and they are ready to enjoy.

Finished product

Hanoi plum jam has a traditional flavor, typical of the North. The jam is sweet, crunchy and very tasty, it will be more delicious when combined with a cup of hot tea.

How to make candied guava

Ingredient

Fresh red papaya: 1 kg, white sugar: 200 grams, salt: 1 tablespoon.

Making

whip preparation

Soak the whip in diluted salt water for 5-10 minutes, remove and rinse several times with water, drain. Use a knife to remove the whip pulp, cut the whip in half, and put in a clean bowl.

Marinate whip with sugar

Put 200 grams of sugar and whip into a bowl, mix well until the sugar is absorbed into the whip. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap, put in the refrigerator for about 8 hours until the sugar dissolves and blends into the whip.

Slug

Place the pan on the stove, pour in the sugar water to marinate the whip and boil until it thickens. Add the marinated whip and turn on low heat. Use chopsticks to stir well and simmer the whip for about 15 minutes until the sugar water boils, the water dries up, the glue thickens and the sugar is absorbed evenly around the whip.

Ingredients for making red rose jam.

Drying jam

Place the plums on a tray and place them in a special dryer or oven. Dry the plums at 100 degrees Celsius for 60 minutes and they are done. If you don’t have an oven, you can dry the plums in the sun for about 4 hours until they are dry.

Finished product

Southern plum jam has a sweet and fragrant taste typical of plum, and is very sweet and chewy when bitten. This jam is suitable for entertaining guests or sipping with hot tea in the late afternoon.