Jam is considered a common winter preparation made by many housewives. Zucchini jam, which tastes like pineapple jam, is popular. Before you start creating such a dessert, you need to familiarize yourself with the features of its preparation.
Features of preparing zucchini jam for pineapples for the winter
To properly prepare a sweet snack, you need to familiarize yourself with the features of its creation. Making pineapple-flavored jam has the following features:
- For preservation, only young and unripe zucchini are selected, on the surface of which there is no yellowing or dark spots;
- the jars in which the workpiece will be preserved should not be very large;
- Canned squash should be stored in a cool place, since at temperatures above 8-10 degrees it will begin to deteriorate faster.
Required Ingredients
Before you start preparing a dish, you need to understand the list of necessary ingredients. To create sweet jam you will need the following components:
- Zucchini. This is the main ingredient from which the snack is canned. To preserve the dish, you will need 800-1000 grams of fresh squash fruits with thin skin.
- Canned pineapples. When preparing the dish, use 1-2 jars of pineapple juice, which will be used as a marinade for zucchini slices.
- Sugar. To make the snack sweet, add one and a half kilograms of granulated sugar.
Preparing vegetables
Before you start creating canned squash, you will have to carry out preliminary preparation of the vegetables.
Each selected zucchini is thoroughly washed from dirt and peeled. Some people leave the skin on and do not peel it, but this can negatively affect the taste of the snack and make it more bitter. Therefore, it is better to remove the peel, especially if it is dense. Washed and peeled fruits must be cut in advance. At the same time, they are cut into cubes, not into strips.
How to properly prepare the container?
All containers must be sterilized in advance so that the preservation does not spoil too quickly.
During sterilization, most housewives use the steam treatment method. Fill the pan halfway with water and bring it to a boil.After this, a metal mesh or grate is installed on top, on which the jars are placed. In this case, they need to be installed upside down so that steam gets inside the container.
The jars must be sterilized within 10-15 minutes.
How to make delicious pineapple jam from zucchini
The recipe for making jam will help you prepare canned squash correctly.
First, each squash fruit is cut in half, after which the seed pulp is removed. Then the seeded vegetable is cut into small cubes and poured into a saucepan. After this, aromatic syrup is prepared from pineapple juice. It is poured into a saucepan with zucchini and boiled for forty minutes. Then add pineapple slices with sugar to the container and boil for 5-10 minutes.
The prepared mixture is poured into jars and covered with lids.
Rules for storing the finished product
After preparation, canned squash jam is transferred to a cellar or other cool room. The twist should be stored at a temperature of 2-5 degrees Celsius.
Conclusion
Many people believe that zucchini can only be used for making salty preserves, but this is not true. You can make pineapple-flavored jam from them. However, before this you will have to familiarize yourself with the recommendations for creating such a winter preparation.
