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Tangerine jam in slices is an original delicacy that is liked not only by adults, but also by children. It has a pleasant taste and aroma reminiscent of the New Year. Therefore, many housewives, during the period of mass sale of citrus fruits, try to prepare it for future use. Indeed, as practice shows, this dessert is among the very first. There are many options for making tangerine jam. If desired, it can be diluted with other components to your liking.
Tangerines of any kind are suitable for jam.
Selection and preparation of ingredients
For the preparation of delicacies, you need to use fresh, juicy fruits, without mechanical damage and signs of rot. Their size also does not matter, but to save money, you can purchase small tangerines.
When choosing fruits, you need to give preference to those whose peels are easily removed, which will greatly simplify the preparatory process. Initially, citrus fruits should be washed well in warm water, and then rinsed with boiling water. Only then must they be peeled and the white films must be carefully removed. At the end of the preparatory stage, the fruits must be disassembled into slices.
When choosing tangerines, it is important to consider that fruits brought from Georgia and Abkhazia have a sweet and sour taste. But the Spanish, Israeli fruits are sweet. But on the other hand, there are practically no seeds in Turkish mandarins.
For long-term storage of jam, you need to use glass jars of different sizes. They should be pre-washed well and steamed for ten minutes.
How to cook tangerine jam in slices
To make the delicacy tasty and healthy, you need to follow all stages of the technological process. You can cook tangerine jam in slices according to the classic recipe, as well as using other ingredients that can successfully complement it.
Tangerine jam with cinnamon wedges
The addition of spice gives the delicacy a special flavor. At the same time, cinnamon does not change the taste, but only adds an exquisite note.
Required Ingredients:
- 1 kg of tangerines;
- 0.5 kg of sugar;
- 400 ml of water;
- 1 cinnamon stick
Cooking procedure:
- Pour water into an enamel saucepan or saucepan, heat it up and add sugar.
- Boil the syrup for two minutes.
- Then pour over the prepared citrus slices.
- Boil after boiling for 15 minutes.
- Grind a cinnamon stick to a powdery state.
- Pour the spice into the jam, and boil for another 15 minutes.
At the end of cooking, spread the delicacy hot in sterilized jars, roll up. Turn containers upside down, wrap them with a blanket. Leave in this form until it cools completely.
You can add other spices to the treat at your discretion.
Tangerine jam with cognac wedges
This delicacy is suitable only for adults. The addition of cognac allows you to extend the shelf life of the final product and gives it a certain piquancy.
Required Ingredients:
- 500 g of tangerines;
- 500 g sugar;
- 3 tbsp. l. cognac.
Cooking process:
- Place the prepared tangerine wedges in an enamel pot.
- Sprinkle them with sugar.
- Pour in brandy and mix thoroughly.
- Cover the container with a lid and leave for eight hours.
- After the waiting period has expired, put the workpiece on fire.
- Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low and simmer for 40 minutes.
- Then put the dessert hot in the jars and roll up.
Before serving, the jam should be infused for two days.
Tangerine jam with orange and ginger
Such a delicacy is especially important in the autumn-winter period, as it helps to strengthen the immune system and has anti-inflammatory properties.
Required Ingredients:
- 1 kg of citrus fruits;
- 2 tbsp. l. lemon juice;
- 1.5-2 cm of ginger root;
- 500 g sugar;
- 250 ml of water;
- 1 cinnamon stick
Cooking process:
- Separately, in an enamel saucepan, prepare a syrup based on water and sugar, boil.
- Add peeled and grated ginger and cinnamon to it.
- Boil for five minutes over low heat.
- Gradually add lemon juice and mix thoroughly.
- Pour tangerine slices into the syrup.
- Boil for 7-15 minutes, depending on the duration of further storage
At the end of cooking, lay out the delicacy in the jars, roll them up, turn them over and wrap them with a blanket. After cooling, transfer to a permanent storage location.
The sweetness and thickness of the treat can be adjusted during the preparation process
Tangerine jam with kiwi and lemon wedges
With this combination of ingredients, a richer taste of the treat is obtained. The tangerine slices of this recipe are very popular with children.
Required Ingredients:
- 1 kg of tangerines;
- 1 medium lemon;
- 700 g kiwi;
- 250 g of water;
- 500 g of sugar.
Cooking process:
- Pour water into an enamel container, add sugar and squeeze out the lemon juice, boil for two minutes.
- Fold the tangerine slices into a container and pour the syrup over them.
- Peel the kiwi, cut into wedges and pour.
- Put the container on fire and boil after boiling for 20 minutes.
- Put the jam in sterilized jars, roll up.
To get a thicker jam, it is necessary to cook in 3-4 doses, bringing it to a boil, and then cooling it. At the final stage, you need to hold the delicacy on fire for ten minutes.
Lemon can also be added in slices, like kiwi
Tangerine jam with apple wedges
To prepare this type of jam, you should choose apples with sourness. These fruits will help balance the flavor of the citrus and dilute their rich aroma.
For jam you will need:
- 1 kg of sweet tangerines;
- 1 kg of sweet and sour apples;
- 500 g sugar;
- 500 ml of water.
Cooking process:
- Wash apples, remove cores and seeds
- Prepare syrup based on water and sugar in a saucepan, boil for two minutes.
- Cut the apples into slices and place in an enamel saucepan.
- Also put the tangerine slices and pour over the syrup.
- Bring to a boil and simmer for 15 minutes.
At the end of cooking, spread the hot jam in sterilized jars, roll up the lids. Turn them upside down and wrap them in a warm blanket. In this form, they should stand until they cool down. They can then be transferred to a permanent storage location.
The apples in the recipe can be green and red.
Recipe for tangerine jam in slices for the winter
This is a classic recipe for tangerine jam, which is suitable for long-term storage. In this case, the delicacy has a thick consistency, but the slices remain intact.
Required Ingredients:
- 1 kg of tangerines;
- 700 g sugar;
- 200 ml of water.
Cooking procedure:
- Place the citrus fruit wedges in an enamel pot.
- Pour water over them so that it completely covers them.
- Put on fire after boiling, boil for 15 minutes.
- After cooling, drain the liquid.
- Then re-collect new cold water, leave for a day.
- Separately in a saucepan, prepare the syrup using the specified amount of liquid and sugar in the recipe.
- Drain the tangerine slices.
- Pour syrup over them and leave overnight.
- After the waiting period has expired, put the pan on the fire and after boiling, cook for 40 minutes.
- After that, put the jam in jars, roll up and stand upside down under a blanket until it cools completely.
The classic non-recipe does not involve the addition of other ingredients
Rules for storing tangerine jam
Storage conditions for tangerine jam are no different from other fruits. The shelf life of the product is influenced by the duration of the heat treatment. If the process takes no more than 15 minutes, then you can store the treat in the refrigerator or basement for about six months. For a longer preservation, the boil should be 30-40 minutes. In this case, you can save the product even in the pantry, on the balcony, loggia for up to a year.
Optimal conditions: temperature + 6-25 ° С and humidity 75%.
Conclusion
Tangerine jam in slices is not only tasty, but also a healthy delicacy. It has a high content of vitamin C, which allows it to be used for the prevention of colds in the autumn-winter period. But it should be understood that an excessive amount of it can provoke the development of allergies. Therefore, it must be consumed in dosage, no more than 100 g per day.
