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Peach jam in a slow cooker is an exquisite dish, it turns out beautiful, fragrant, with a delicate pronounced taste.
Some housewives prepare such jam the old fashioned way on the stove, but many have already mastered cooking in a slow cooker. It is very simple to prepare it.
How to cook peach jam in a slow cooker
Peaches are not only delicious, but also a very healthy fruit. They contain vitamins, Mg, Kr, K, Fe, Na and a lot of other trace elements. Also, the fruit contains sucrose, fructose, pectins, which have a beneficial effect on the body.
These fruits are recommended for people with gastrointestinal problems, low acidity, arrhythmia and anemia.
It is better to eat fresh fruit, but if this is not possible (in winter), jam is an ideal option.
The hard fruits are blanched in boiling water for 2-3 minutes. If whole fruits are blanched, pierce with a fork in several places so that they do not burst during heat treatment. After that, they are immersed in cold water. Peel off the peel so that it does not impart unpleasant bitterness.
To prevent the fruits from darkening, they are dipped in a lemon solution (10 g of citric acid are added per liter of water).
To dilute the sweetness inherent in peaches, add a little citrus (lemon or orange) or citric acid to your taste.
Due to the delicate texture of the fruit, it becomes possible to cook it in 1 reception (five minutes). Some people carry out the process in several steps to better saturate the peaches.
The advantages of making jam in a multicooker
Many multicooker has a separate cooking function. Convenience lies in the independent control over the temperature regime of the device. If the multicooker does not have a separate button, the dish is cooked in the "Stew" or "Multipovar" mode.
During the preparation process, all the necessary ingredients are added to the bowl and the required mode is selected.
Classic peach jam in a slow cooker
It is very convenient and quick to make such a jam in a multicooker. To do this, you need the following ingredients:
- peaches - 1 kg;
- sugar - 400 g;
- citric acid (optional) - ¼ teaspoon.
Cooking process.
- Rinse the fruit thoroughly under running water. Remove the stalks, if any.
- Blanch for a minute and place immediately in cold water, peel off.
- Remove bones, cut into small pieces.
- Put peaches in a slow cooker, add sugar, citric acid.
- Select the "Jam" mode in the multicooker. If there is no such function, choose "Multipovar" (at a temperature of 110 degrees for 1 hour) or "Stew" (30-40 minutes). The lid is kept open until the sugar dissolves.
- Jars are sterilized in any convenient way.
- After 30 minutes, check the readiness.
- Hot jam is laid out in jars, corked.
- Turn over to cool completely.
Or they put it in a spoon and poured it back, if the drops slowly fall down - everything is ready.
Peach jam in a slow cooker: a recipe with cinnamon
This cinnamon recipe has a delicious aroma and taste.
Ingredients:
- peaches - 1 kg;
- sugar - 700 g;
- water - 180 ml;
- cinnamon stick - 1 pc.
Cooking process.
- Peaches are thoroughly washed, the stalks are removed.
- Blanch for 2-4 minutes (depending on the hardness of the fruit), then immediately dipped in cold water. Peel off.
- Remove bones, cut into wedges or pieces.
- Mix water with sugar and peaches in a slow cooker.
- After a couple of hours, the required mode is selected on the multicooker. Put on the "Quenching" or "Multipovar" mode with the lid open. Cook for 10 minutes after boiling.
- The contents of the multicooker must cool completely.
- Banks are thoroughly washed, sterilized in any convenient way.
- Bring to a boil, remove the foam, if any.
- Add a cinnamon stick, boil for 5 minutes. Remove the cinnamon stick.
- They put it in banks, roll it up.
Turn over and refrigerate.
A very simple recipe for peach jam in a Redmond slow cooker
Required ingredients for making peach jam in a Redmond multicooker:
- peaches - 2 kg;
- water - 150 ml;
- small orange (with thin peel) - 3 pcs.;
- sugar - 1 kg.
Cooking process.
- The fruits are washed, the stalks are removed.
- Peel off. Solid fruits are dipped in boiling water for a couple of minutes, then immediately into cold water.
- Break into halves, remove bones, cut into slices.
- Wash oranges, scald with boiling water.
- Cut into thin slices, take out the seeds.
- Put peaches, oranges, sugar and water in a multicooker bowl.
- Close with a lid, put on the "Dessert" mode for 1 hour.
- Banks are prepared: washed, sterilized.
- Leave for 10 minutes with the lid open.
- They are laid out in banks, rolled up, turned over until they cool completely.
Delicious peach jam in the "Redmond" multicooker has a beautiful appearance and pleasant taste.
Recipe for peach jam in a multicooker "Polaris"
Peach jam cooked in a multicooker "Polaris" turns out to be very tasty and aromatic.
Required Ingredients:
- peaches - 2 kg;
- sugar - 0.5 kg;
- lemon juice - 2 tablespoons.
Cooking.
- Peaches are thoroughly washed, cut in half, pitted, cut into quarters.
- Peaches are covered with sugar, left overnight in order to let the juice in.
- Transfer to a multicooker bowl, add lemon juice.
- Set the "Jam" mode, set the cooking time to 50 minutes.
- Banks are prepared: washed, sterilized in any convenient way.
- The lid is kept open, stirred periodically, and, if necessary, remove the foam.
- They are laid out in banks, rolled up, turned upside down until they cool.
Peach jam in a multicooker "Polaris" has a beautiful appearance and has an excellent aroma and taste.
Storage rules
If peach jam is closed with a nylon lid, it is stored in a cool place, for example, in a refrigerator, for no more than a month.
During all stages of preparation, the finished product can be stored at room temperature. The best place in the apartment is a closet where the temperature does not rise above 20aboutFROM.
Provided the jam is pitted, it can be stored for up to two years.
Jam containing seeds is stored for no more than 6 months. With prolonged storage, the strongest poison is released - hydrocyanic acid. After six months, its concentration can be hazardous to health.
Conclusion
Peach jam prepared for the winter in a slow cooker will be an excellent dessert on the table. Jam retains most of the nutrients and has an excellent taste and aroma.
