How to make strawberry jam How to make homemade strawberry jam

Strawberries are bright red, sweet, and tender. They are one of the most popular fruits in life, but the shelf life of strawberries is very short. Many people will see strawberries rot and deteriorate after buying them. In fact, when people buy too many strawberries and cannot eat them in time, they can make them into strawberry jam and save them. The following is a detailed introduction to the method of making homemade strawberry jam. People who like to eat strawberries, come and have a look.

How to make strawberry jam

Strawberry jam can be made with fresh and ripe strawberries and rock sugar. When making it, you should wash the strawberries in advance and drain all the water on the surface. You should also crush the rock sugar, then chop the strawberries with a knife or use a food processor to make them into a paste, and then put them together with the rock sugar and marinate them evenly. After marinating, put them into the pot and slowly simmer them. After simmering, you can get delicious strawberry jam.

How to make homemade strawberry jam

1. When making strawberry jam at home, you need to prepare 1 kg of fresh strawberries, 150 grams of rock sugar, a small amount of table salt and a lemon. Put the prepared table salt in a basin, add appropriate amount of clean water and mix well to make light salt water, then soak the strawberries in the light salt water, take them out and wash them after 20 minutes.

2. After washing, remove the stems of the strawberries, put them into a food processor and make a paste. After taking them out, add rock sugar and mix well, then marinate. After marinating for half an hour, put them into a stainless pot and boil them. Stir constantly during the boiling process to prevent sticking to the pot. During the boiling process, cut the lemon in half, put the squeezed lemon juice directly into the pot and mix well to boil together.

3. After it becomes a thick sauce, take it out and cool it down, then put it into a clean glass bottle, seal it and put it in the refrigerator. You can take it out and eat it whenever you want. Use an oil-free and water-free spoon to take out the strawberry jam each time. After taking it out, seal it and refrigerate it as soon as possible, otherwise the remaining strawberry jam will easily deteriorate.

4. When making strawberry jam at home, if you don’t have a food processor, you can also chop the washed strawberries with a knife. However, the knife and the panel must be free of oil and water when chopping. This way, the strawberry jam can be preserved for a longer time.