Apricot Jam / Pekmez od marelice

We bought a batch of apricots the other day which were super tasty, but already a bit beaten up and would go bad in a day or two if stored in a fridge. Which only means that they were perfect for jam! Such a small batch was quickly done and I didn’t go through hassle of water bath, because I stored the jam in a fridge and plan on using it up fairly quickly. Such jam can also be kept in freezer. Hopefully I’ll whip up another batch while apricots are still around.

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INGREDIENTS:

(Yields 2-3 jars / 1.47 EUR)

500 grams apricots (1.00 EUR)

250 grams sugar (0.20 EUR)

2 tbsp lemon juice (0.27 EUR)

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METHOD:

Prepare the jars and lids by washing them in hot soapy water. Wash, pit and roughly chop up the apricots, then toss them with half the sugar and two tablespoons of lemon juice. Add to a pot and place on high heat. Reduce the heat to medium when it starts bubbling up, then cook for about 20-30 minutes while stirring frequently. Remove from the heat and puree to desired consistency with an immersion blender. Stir in remaining sugar. It’s also a good idea to taste the jam at this point to adjust the sugar amount. I prefer my jam on a less sweeter side, so maybe you’ll need to add in a bit more sugar.

Return the pot to medium heat and cook while stirring to desired thickness. You can test the jam thickness by adding a teaspoon of it to a frozen plate. If it thickens, you’re good to go. Distribute the jam between prepared jars. Allow to cool to room temperature before storing in a fridge or freezer.

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Neki smo dan kupili marelice koje su bile jako ukusne, ali već pomalo natučene pa bi se kroz koji dan u frižideru sigurno skroz pokvarile. Što znači da su savršene za pekmez! Takva mala količina je bila brzo gotova, a nisam se gnjavila sa time da pune teglice ubacim u vodenu kupelj, jer ću pekmez ionako držati u frižideru i planiram ga brzo potrošiti. Ovakav pekmez također možete čuvati i u zamrzivaču. Samo se nadam da ću uspjeti napraviti još pekmeza dok još ima marelica.

SASTOJCI:

(Za 2-3 teglice / 11,00 kn)

500 g marelica (7,50 kn)

250 g šećera (1,50 kn)

2 žlice limunovog soka (2,00 kn)

PRIPREMA:

Prvo si pripremite teglice i poklopce tako da ih dobro operete u toploj vodi sa deterdžentom. Operite, očistite i grubo narežite marelice, pa ih pomiješajte sa pola šećera i dvije žlice limunovog soka. Ubacite sve u lonac i stavite na jaku vatru. Kada zavrije, smanjite vatru na srednje i kuhajte 20-30 minuta uz učestalo miješanje. Maknite s vatre i propasirajte sa štapnim mikserom do željene konzistencije. Umiješajte preostali šećer. Bilo bi dobro i da probate pekmez i tako prilagodite količinu šećera. Ja volim manje slatke stvari, tako da ćete vi možda trebati još malo zasladiti.

Vratite lonac na srednju vatru i uz miješanje kuhajte do željene gustoće. Gustoću pekmeza možete provjeriti tako da stavite žličicu na zamrznuti tanjurić. Ako se zgusne, to je to. Raspodijelite pekmez po pripremljenim teglicama. Pustite da se ohladi na sobnu temperaturu prije nego pekmez spremite u frižider ili zamrzivač.

Apricot Jam / Pekmez od marelice

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