Homemade Is Best! Sublime Strawberry Jam

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I was very happy with the beautiful result so I've written the recipe down to remember.

Please be sure to use a fresh lemon. If you use bottled lemon juice the color will darken. Recipe by Yoshiji

Homemade Is Best! Sublime Strawberry Jam

I was very happy with the beautiful result so I've written the recipe down to remember.

Please be sure to use a fresh lemon. If you use bottled lemon juice the color will darken. Recipe by Yoshiji

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Ingredients

  1. 2packets Strawberries (small berry type)
  2. 1/2the weight of the strawberries Granulated sugar
  3. 1Lemon

Cooking Instructions

  1. 1

    I used 2 packs of strawberries. Take the hulls off, wash the berries and pat dry. The strawberries weighed 600 g, and I used 300 g of sugar.

  2. 2

    Put the strawberries, sugar, and lemon juice in an enamel pan and leave them for a while (preferably overnight).

  3. 3

    Simmer over low heat, while stirring occasionally with a wooden spatula. If any scum rises, skim it out.

  4. 4

    30 minutes after the start of cooking, take a good look at the simmering jam while crushing a few of the berries with a wooden spatula.

  5. 5

    The strawberry juice will gradually turn a deep dark red. When you stir up the bottom of the pan and the liquid has thickened enough that you can see the bottom for 1 to 2 seconds, turn the heat off. The jam is done in about 40 minutes of simmering.

  6. 6

    Sterilize the jars to be used to store the jam for about 5 minutes in boiling water. Take them out of the water and dry them upside down on a kitchen towel.

  7. 7

    Pack the jam into jars while it's still hot. Turn them over onto their lids and leave until cool. (This seals the jars air-tight.)

  8. 8

    I got 2 and a half jars full from 2 packs of strawberries.

  9. 9

    I wrapped up one jar as a present.

  10. 10

    To clean up afterwards: Washing a pan after making jam in it is a big job. Wash it as soon as possible using the hot water used to sterilize the jars.

  11. 11

    Take the lid off when you simmer the jam. I left the lid on once and took my eyes off of it for a second...it boiled over and stained my stove-top strawberry color.

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