Tuesday, October 15, 2013

How To Prepare Gourmet Jams

By Catalina Nielsen


Making gourmet jams at home is possible as one requires getting foods that are of a high quality and ingredients that are exotic. They provide a great treat for the taste buds while ensuring the body is healthy and in great shape. There are some chefs who are masters in the art of preparing them due to gaining extra skills. There are some methods that are easy to follow when making them below.

In order to make pineapple and passion fruit jam, there must be some pineapples and some passion fruit pulp, sugar, cinnamon, all spice and some ground nutmeg. The recipe used is very simple and easy but one would also require attaining the skills of estimating the time for the cooking and simmering of the mixture when placed to heat. You would also require being careful to avoid getting it burnt as it is not supposed to have that burnt taste.

When it turns to the desired consistency, it ought to be removed from the source of fire. It should be allowed to cool off for a considerable amount of time. The next step would be to store the cooled mixture in clean glass jars.

It is also possible to make chilli jam as it is another gourmet, although it is not a fruit it is still considered as jam. The ingredients include garlic and onions which ought to get sauteed until they change to a transparent color. The seeds of the chillies should be removed and the tops cut off before they are introduced to the mixture and the cooking continues until they turn soft.

Tamarind paste and some fish sauce should be mixed with some sugar and added to the cooking pot. After simmering for a number of minutes it should be removed from fire and let to cool. The moment it gets cool, it should be poured in a food processor which would then blend it to form a jam consistency. Storage should be in jars for use sometimes in the future.

Fruit salad jam is another type that could be made at home, you would require some exotic fruits like papaya, kiwi, pineapple, pomegranate, banana, apple, orange and grapefruit. The sugar ought to be there otherwise it would not be jam. This combination should be cooked until it becomes thick and reaches the consistency desired.

Moments after cooling down, it can be placed in clean containers that have seals for storing it safe. You could also store it in a refrigerator. You could also try experimenting using other different ingredients in efforts to discover other types. Factors that may hinder this process would be the amount of skill one has and the quality of the raw materials.

Using all the methods above would result in one becoming successful in making gourmet jams to be used at home or for selling. It is a cheaper option when compared with the more expensive factory manufactured brands and therefore it results in some money being saved in the long run. They are healthy and safe for people to consume as no chemical components were added during the process. The chemicals could cause cancer and it is therefore great that they are chemical free and they are easily digestible. The skill could also be exploited for an economical gain.




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