Zucchini is a commonly available, tasty and very healthy vegetable, but it is not a particularly popular product. Many housewives simply do not know what to cook from them. And in most cases, various salads for the winter and snacks are prepared from zucchini. This is where the fantasy of novice cooks ends.
Today we will try to correct this unfortunate injustice by sorting out the variety of recipes for jam from zucchini. Agree, few have prepared such a delicacy from this vegetable. The sweetness is simply incredible, and if you add an orange or lemon note, the jam will turn out even tastier. In addition, it can be used as a filling for rolls, pies and pies.
Zucchini with lemon
Those who first try this jam say they eat canned pineapple. Such jam is not even necessary to use as a filling for pies. You can just eat it with spoons and drink tea. This will be an incredibly tasty treat.
List of ingredients
For cooking you will need:
- 6 large lemons;
- 2.5 kg of vegetables;
- 2 kg of sugar.
How to Make Lemon Jam with Zucchini
I would like to note right away that of the listed products, about 5 - 6 cans of jam with a volume of 0.5 l are obtained. For cooking, peel zucchini, remove seeds. After this, the flesh is cut into small pieces, the size of which varies from 1 to 2 cm in width. Next, a narrow piece is cut into smaller squares.
First you need to pour lemons over with boiling water and wash it well. Then cut into 4 parts, remove the seeds, cut rough membranes, cut each part into squares. Mix lemons and zucchini in one large pan. Pour the third ingredient from the list there, leave for 2 hours. During this time, vegetables and citrus fruits will produce a very large amount of juice.
After 2 hours, we put the pan on gas, turn on the fire to an average level, wait for the boil. Cook jam from zucchini and lemons in just 3 minutes. We remove the pan to the stand. Leave the sweetness to cool. When, having tried it, you understand that the jam has completely cooled down, we send it again to the stove. The described manipulation is repeated 4 to 5 times. At the last stage, remove the jam from the heat and immediately "pack" on glass jars.
Zucchini with orange
Since zucchini is a vegetable with a fairly lean neutral taste, it should always be shaded with other products. In the appetizers and salads for the winter, tomatoes, bell peppers or red onions do this. In the case of sweet jam, an orange can add an extra touch of taste and aroma.
Grocery list
- 1 kg of zucchini:
- 850 g of sugar;
- 3 oranges.
Description of preparation
Jam from zucchini with oranges is prepared using a slightly different technique than jam with lemons. For cooking, you need to zucchini not only rinse and remove the skin, but also grate them on a coarse grater. In a large volumetric saucepan, mix the grated zucchini with sugar. We place the dishes in a cool dark place for 6 hours.
When time has passed, we return the pan to the stove, turn on the fire and wait for the jam to boil. It needs to be constantly stirred so that the zucchini does not burn. We cook for 20 minutes, remove from heat and send to the cold for 4 hours.
The final cooking step will be the addition of citrus. Oranges must be peeled, cut into large enough slices and put in a pan. Cook for 18 minutes, remove from heat and cool. Already well-cooled jam spread on glass jars.
Zucchini, lemon, orange. Cooking in a slow cooker
And now let's try to combine two fruits and one vegetable in a sweet treat. The time it takes to learn the recipe for zucchini jam with orange and lemon is three hours. Add here about 10 minutes spent on preparing the ingredients, and 20 minutes on preparing the glass containers. As a result, it turns out that we make delicious jam in just 3.5 hours. And this, it should be noted, for jams and similar sweets the minimum time.
What will be needed
Mistresses call the list of products for this dish “a set of units”, as it will take 1 kg of zucchini, the same amount of sugar, one orange and one lemon.
How to cook
Some chefs begin to make jam from zucchini for the winter by washing fruits and vegetables, some first of all try to wash and sterilize glass jars well. Everyone chooses a convenient option.
In order to reduce the time taken to prepare the “packaging” for future preserves, you can sterilize the jars in a microwave or multicooker. In a well-washed jar we pour water “on two fingers” and put (or put on the side, if the jar is large) a microwave for a couple of minutes. The water from the can should evaporate, but not completely. If the sterilization process will be carried out using a multicooker, then simply turn on the "steam" mode, install the jar in a special container and wait 15 minutes.
We proceed to the preparation of ingredients for squash jam. Peel the vegetables, remove the seeds and cut into small cubes. My citrus fruits, without removing the skin, cut into slices. Despite the fact that we left the peel of the lemon and orange, it is necessary to remove the seeds from the fruits in a thorough manner. During cooking, it is the seeds, and not the peel, as many housewives think, give bitterness. Put all the prepared ingredients in a bowl and add sugar. Mix well.
Close the lid of the kitchen "assistant". Click on the "Extinguishing" button. As a rule, this program is designed for 2 hours of cooking. This will be enough to cook a tasty, but quite liquid jam from zucchini. If you like thicker jam, then just open the multicooker lid and turn on the “Baking” mode. Cooking time 20 minutes.
As a result of these simple and uncomplicated manipulations, we get insanely tasty jam. Color - light translucent amber. Aroma - a delicate combination of summer tropical citrus smells. About taste - try to ask your guests whom you will treat with a piece of summer on a cold winter evening.
Zucchini, apple and cinnamon
It would seem that there is already nothing complicated in making jam from zucchini, oranges and lemons. But today we offer to try out an even more unusual combination of products, which, by the way, gives an incredible result. We will prepare aromatic, with a delicate tart taste, jam from zucchini and apples. Cinnamon will give a special piquant note to jam. By the way, this jam will be a real storehouse of vitamins, will raise immunity and mood on frosty days.
Ingredients
- 1 kg of green apples;
- 1.5 kg of vegetables;
- 600 g of sugar;
- 1 tsp cinnamon.
Description of the cooking process
Fruits and vegetables are washed thoroughly, wiped dry with a paper towel and cut into fairly small cubes. Some housewives remove the skin from apples, others do not. But the choice is yours. In a deep, deep pan, mix apples, zucchini, and sugar. As in previous recipes, you must leave the mixed ingredients for several hours. In this case, for 6 hours.
When the products are infused, a large amount of juice comes out, then they can be sent to "bask" on the stove. Bringing the mass to a boil, reduce the gas, leave for 30 minutes. Do not forget to periodically approach jam from zucchini and remove foam from it. After half an hour, remove from heat, put on a stand and wait for the jam to cool completely. In cold jam, mix ground cinnamon. Again we send the pan to the stove, for 20 minutes already. We spread the jam on the banks hot.
"Liquid Amber" made of zucchini, melon and grapes
If in salads you can combine various products, including fruits with vegetables, berries with meat, sweet and spicy, then why not use the same technology for cooking jam. Let's mix vegetables and a wide variety of fruits. Judging by the reviews, the jam with the beautiful name "liquid amber" does not leave indifferent neither the sweet tooth, nor those who adhere to a strict diet. At least a spoonful of this aromatic treat for tea is worth a try.
Essential Products
- 1.5 kg of vegetables;
- 1 kg of apples;
- 1.2 kg of melon;
- 1 kg of sweet grapes;
- dessert spoon of almond essence;
- 3 large lemons;
- vanilla sugar;
- 3.5 kg of granulated sugar.
How to cook
Almost all of the above ingredients, except sugar, boast a large number of seeds. It is from the peel and a couple of dozens of seeds that we need to rid the squash, melon, apples, lemon. You can not get seeds from grapes. It is also required to remove all the coarse parts of the fruit: the partitions of the lemons, the core of the apple. After the preparatory work, we cut all the products (except grapes) into cubes. We fall asleep in a fruit and vegetable mass of 2.5 kg of sugar. Leave for 3 hours.
Despite the fact that we did not remove seeds from grapes, we still have to spend time on preparing the product. Each grape will need to be torn from a twig. Then pour grapes with boiling water and leave for 10 minutes.
We put a pan on the stove, add grapes, vanilla sugar and almond essence. For a greater flavor, you can put a pinch of cinnamon or crystalline vanillin in the jam. Mix everything thoroughly, bring to a boil, cook for 10 minutes. Cool down. Boil again for 10 minutes. Repeat the manipulation 4 times. For the last (5) time after a 10-minute boil, pour the jam from the zucchini (photo attached) into banks.
Benefit
In addition to its amazing taste, incredible citrus aroma and flavor, reminiscent of fresh pineapple, squash jam has a number of advantages. As part of it, you can find such vitamins useful for the human body as B 1 , B 12 , PP, A, etc. In addition, squash jam has a low carbohydrate content. It also has a small amount of fat, but a lot of phosphorus, calcium, iron, magnesium and pectins.
A similar composition of the product favorably affects the functionality of our heart, blood vessels, kidneys and liver. Nutritionists advise losing weight to periodically eat "squash honey", as it helps to normalize water-salt metabolism. We will not talk about the fact that a large number of citrus fruits contained in this jam enhances immunity and helps fight colds in the autumn-winter period.
The average calorie content of squash jam is about 197 kcal. Of course, the sweetness is quite high-calorie. But no one forces to eat jam with tablespoons. You can pamper yourself with a delicious treat by adding a few spoons to unsweetened pastries, diet ice cream or a low-calorie dessert.