Pear Jam Recipe

A bright and light jam recipe

Course Treats

Cuisine Turkish

Prep Time 15

Cook Time 1

Total Time 1 15

Servings 2 jars

Calories 50kcal

Rinse and peel the pears. Remove the seeds and the core in the middle.
Chop the pears to pieces in desired size. Rinse again.
Use a large pot. Add the pears and the sugar in layers. Add some pears, sprinkle with some sugar, add some more pears and some more sugar, continue until both the pears and the sugar is all used.
Grate the peel of the orange for the zest to add flavor to the jam.
Add the orange zest, the cinnamon sticks and the cloves on top of the pears.
Then also add the water. As the pears will be leaving out plenty of water, the amount of water added is minimal.
Start cooking over very low heat until the sugar melts. Keep the lid covered.
Check after 15 minutes, the sugar must have started melting and the pears probably left plenty of water. Increase the heat to medium so the water boils and then lower the heat to simmer.
Mix occasionally, to make the pears in the bottom come on to the top, so all the pears are cooked equally.
It will take time for the pear jam to reach the required consistency and change color. Stir occasionally for about an hour.
When it starts to take the desired color, add the lemon juice to the pot. Take out the cinnamon and cloves at this stage. Cook for another 5 minutes, the color will get darker.
Transfer into jars while still warm and set aside the jars to cool at room temperature without closing the lids.
Cover the lids and serve as desired.