Cactus Fruit Jam

Name: Cactus Fruit Jam
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 3
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 400g Cactus fruit; 200g crystal sugar; 50g Lemon juice; 50g honey

by Guoge Reading

4.8 (1)

Favorite

Difficulty

Easy

Time

1h

Serving

3

Cactus fruit is the fruit of a plant of the genus Cactus, and its flesh is rich in trace elements, protein, amino acids, vitamins, polysaccharides, flavonoids, and pectin. According to the "Dictionary of Traditional Chinese Medicine", the cactus fruit can promote qi, promote blood circulation, remove dampness and reduce fever. , Muscle growth, etc.; Indians and Mexicans have used it as food and medicine for thousands of years. TCM diet therapy:
1. Promoting Qi and Activating Blood: Promote the circulation of qi and blood in the human body, which is suitable for treating blood stasis syndrome.
2. Dispelling dampness and antipyretic: bitter taste, can clear the heart and relieve fire, clear away heat and irritability, and can eliminate heat toxins in the blood. Suitable for people who are prone to get angry.
3. Anti-oxidation: It has anti-oxidation activity and can reduce the peroxidation reaction caused by computer radiation.
4. Beauty and skin care: Contains a lot of carotene, which helps to maintain the normal function of skin cell tissue, stimulate skin metabolism, and keep the skin moist and tender.

Ingredients

Cactus Fruit Jam

1. Buy fresh prickly pear fruit

2. Use running water to wash away the thorns on the outside of the cactus fruit

3. Cut the cactus fruit in half, take out the pulp with a spoon and set aside

4. Wash the lemon and cut in half, squeeze the lemon juice, take 50g lemon juice, set aside

5. Put the pulp, rock sugar, and lemon juice in a stainless steel basin and stir evenly, seal it with plastic wrap, and put it in the refrigerator for 10 to 12 hours. Take it out and stir it every 3 to 4 hours

6. Wash the jam jar, put it in the pot, add water to touch the jar, boil for 10 minutes, turn off the heat, put the lid in the pot, continue to sterilize for 10 minutes; take out the drained water, pour the jam jar, and set aside

7. Take it out of the refrigerator, pour it into a copper pot and simmer over a medium-to-low heat

8. Remove the astringent juice after boiling

9. For about 30 minutes, when the amount of water in the pot is gradually reduced by about half, the sauce is concentrated, and the sauce is almost dried, reaching the end temperature of the jam and the sugar solidification of 103°C; turn off the heat, pour honey, and stir evenly

10. Put the jam into the bottle, close the cap tightly and pour it while it is hot. After 30 minutes, wash the bottle and place it at room temperature for 3~7 days and then put it in the refrigerator.

11. When eating, use a small spoon to take a spoonful and place it in a cup, brew with warm water.

Tips:
1. There are many thorns on the surface of the cactus fruit, be careful and clean when handling
2. When taking the pulp, pay attention to a long thorn on the top side of the cactus fruit