Homemade strawberry jam can be kept for about 3 months if stored properly.

Generally, homemade strawberry jam has a shorter shelf life than marketed strawberry jam because it doesn't have preservatives or other ingredients, and can last up to 3 months if kept in the refrigerator. The glass jar in which the jam is stored should be airtight, and it is best to eat it as soon as possible after opening it. Always use a dry, clean spoon when using jam, and don't let a wet spoon touch the whole jar to avoid mold and mildew.

How to make strawberry jam

Ingredients

200 grams of strawberries, 60 grams of sugar (one-third of the strawberries), 2 tablespoons of lemon juice.

How to do it

Wash the strawberries and remove the stems, making sure not to break them. Sprinkle half of the sugar over the strawberries and leave for a while. Remove the juice from the strawberries and cook over medium heat to remove any foam. Add the lemon juice and add the rest of the sugar to taste test, or leave it out if you don't like it.

Note

1, strawberries are the most common jam, when making, to keep the strawberry granular more appetizing.

2. Strawberries that are small and tart are preferred. Don't cook them on the fire for too long, or the color of the jam will not be good.

3. Remove the water from the strawberries by cooking them over medium heat. When stirring with a wooden spatula, be careful not to mash the strawberries. You can also use a microwave oven, without plastic wrap, on "strong" setting for 8 minutes.

Homemade strawberry jam eating method

1, strawberry jam can be eaten with bread Strawberry jam is a very good material to eat bread Strawberry jam can be applied to the top of the slices of bread to eat together, you can also apply strawberry jam in some french fries to eat together, this kind of eating method is also particularly good.

2, strawberry sauce buns Strawberry sauce can also be used to buns, the strawberry sauce into the buns wrapped up and then steamed into bread, eat up is also particularly good.

3, cooking Strawberry sauce can be used to make strawberry ribs, will be cleaned and processed after the ribs chopped section, put boiling water in the steamer pot on high heat steaming about half an hour, take out and wait for the use of the pot to put the oil burned to 40% of the heat, into the strawberry sauce, ketchup, sugar, salt with a small fire stir fry for about a minute, the next ribs, chicken, stir-fry evenly, after the pan into the plate that is complete.

4, made of strawberry mousse Strawberry sauce can be added to a small amount of warm water, fish glue water, and a little whipped cream, mix well to make strawberry mousse, is also very delicious.

5, do cake Usually do buns, cakes, cakes, you can put the jam as a decoration on top. The appearance looks very beautiful, eating and sweet fruit flavor.

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