Most often, preserves, jams and marmalades are made from fruits and berries. However, no less delicious jam can be obtained from … simple peppermint. There are several recipes of varying degrees of complexity, and the result will not leave anyone indifferent.
Take 250 grams of peppermint leaves, 1 kg of granulated sugar, two medium lemons and 0.5 liters of water. Rinse, dry and chop the mint along with the stems, finely chop the lemons along with the peel, and place the ingredients in a saucepan. Cover with water and cook for 10 minutes. Then leave to infuse for a day. After a day, squeeze and filter the resulting infusion, mix it with sugar and cook until tender. The resulting jam, without cooling, roll up in boiled jars.
Second way. Take 400 g of mint, 1 teaspoon of citric acid, one glass of water and 1 kg of sugar. Wash the mint, fold in a colander and pat dry with a towel. Transfer it to a saucepan and add half of the sugar available. Dissolve citric acid in a tablespoon of water and pour into a saucepan. Cook the sugar syrup separately from the remaining sugar. Then pour this syrup over the mint. Wait 6 hours and place the mint on the stove. Simmer over low heat for 5 minutes.
Finally, the third method is for owners of multicooker. Take one cup of crushed mint leaves, two cups of sugar, two limes, one lemon, and one packet of pectin. Rinse and grind citruses in a blender, put ingredients (except sugar) in a slow cooker and cover with pectin. Select soup mode and cook for five minutes. Strain the resulting broth through a fine sieve and add sugar. Cook in the same mode until thickened, but do not forget to stir more often. The process should take approximately 15 minutes. The original jam is ready!
