Preserves and pickles
ChefHana Musa Naama
How to Make Lqtain Jam
Lqtain jam... here is the recipe in detail and the traditional way. You can cut the lqtain into whatever size and shape you like. Follow the steps to get the tastiest jam, then store it in sterilized glass jars.
Traditional Lqtain Jam
Ingredients
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- 1 kilo lqtain
- 1 kilo sugar
- 1 teaspoon citric acid
- 1 1/2 tablespoons lemon juice
- Soaking the lqtain
- 2/3 cup lime
- 10 cups water
- To make fig jam, here is this link: Fresh Fig Jam Recipe
Method
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- Peel the lqtain and cut it as desired
- Add lime (calcium hydroxide) and water to the lqtain and stir, then leave them for some time until the lime settles at the bottom of the container
- Strain off the water and leave the lqtain soaked with the settled lime at the bottom for 12 hoursTimers: 720 min
- After the time has passed, wash the lqtain well and let it drain
- Put one tablespoon of lemon juice on it, stir and leave it for ten minutes
- Add sugar so that it covers all the lqtain, then leave it to soak for 5 hoursTimers: 300 min
- Place the lqtain in a pot over the heat for about one and a half hours
- In the final stage, add the lemon juice, stir and remove the lqtain jam from the heat
- Pour the lqtain jam into jars or sterilized airtight glass containers and leave it to cool before sealing the jars or containers
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- To make fig jam, here is this link: How to prepare fresh fig jam
Recipe tags
Preserves and picklesInternationalVegetarianVeganDairy freeGluten freeNut freeEgg free
Notes and serving ideas
- Fresh Fig Jam Recipe
