Posted on Wednesday, August 31, 2016 in
Breakfast Recipes
Amazingly Smooth Pear Jam Recipe
Amazingly smooth pear jam (doce de pera), enjoy this spread over bread or crackers.
| Preparation time | 10 min |
| Cooking Time | 1 h 40 min |
| Ready In | 1 h 50 min |
| Level of Difficulty | Easy |
| Servings | 8 |
Ingredients
3 lbs of ripe pears2 cups of sugarJuice of 1 lemon1/4 cup of white port wine1 cinnamon stickZest of 1 lemon
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Preparation
- In a saucepan place the sugar, lemon zest, cinnamon stick, lemon juice, white port wine and 1/2 cup of water.
- Stir everything well.
- Peel the pears and cut them into small cubes into the pan.
- Stir so that the pears don't become black.
- Heat the pan and put the lid without covering completely.
- Simmer over low heat about 1 hour and 40 minutes.
- Stir occasionally so it doesn't stick to the bottom.
- Check the consistency, if you drag a spoon along the pan and it leaves a trail, the jam is ready.
- Turn off the heat, let it cool and place the jam in jars.
Recipe & Photo Credit: Neuza Costa, saborintenso.com
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