Mandarin jam tastes fruity and fresh. You can easily make them yourself. We will show you a quick recipe for their preparation.
Jam is a popular fruit spread on bread. The terms jam or jelly are also common. The difference between jam, marmalade and jelly is about the preparation and the consistency.
Actually, this mandarin jam recipe is actually a jelly because we use mandarin juice. We’ll show you how it’s done.
Mandarin jam: recipe
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Fruity tangerine jam
- Preparation: about 5 minutes
- Cooking time / cooking time: about 10 minutes
- People: 1 liter
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1
lemon
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2 kg
tangerines
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500g
sugar storage
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1
vanilla pod
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Squeeze the juice from the lemon and put it in a saucepan.
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Halve the tangerines and squeeze out the juice with a lemon press. Two kilograms of tangerines should produce about one liter of juice.
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Pour mandarin juice into the pot as well. Strain the juice once so that it no longer contains seeds.
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Boil the tangerine juice until it bubbles. Then mix jam sugar into the juice.
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Let the liquid simmer for five minutes, stirring constantly. Lower the heat and let the jam stand for another five minutes.
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Halve the vanilla bean and scrape out the pulp. Mix the vanilla into the jam.
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Pour the tangerine jam into sterilized jars. Close the lid and let the jars cool.
Mandarin jam: tips for making it
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Mandarin jam is sealed airtight in storage jars and therefore can be stored for several months. This way you can prepare them ahead of time and enjoy them anytime. With the help of the following tips, you can also pay attention to sustainability when preparing:
- Pay attention to them when shopping organic quality. Demeter, Naturland and Bioland seals are particularly recommended as they represent strict values.
- Preferred buy regional and seasonal ingredients. This way you can support local providers, avoid long transport routes and CO2-Emissions to reduce.
- Lemons and tangerines are unfortunately not grown in Germany. However, you can buy them from the growing areas of Southern Europe. There they are citrus fruits during the fall and winter season. Out of season, you can use canned tangerines. However, this creates more packaging waste. Therefore, be sure to prepare it seasonally and stock up on delicious jam in advance.
- Depending on the season, you can use other types of fruit instead of tangerines. The basic recipe is also suitable for cherries, plums or berries, for example. You can also combine different types of fruit. You can find out when seasonally available in Germany on our page seasonal calendar.
- In addition to fruit, you can vary other ingredients. For example, instead of vanilla, you can Cinnamon or Ginger to use. The jelly also tastes good at Christmas time specular spice delicious.
- Tangerine jam tastes delicious not only on bread. For example, you can use them as a topping for a rice cake with curd. Jam is also ideal for sweetening baked goods.
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