Posted on Tuesday, March 31, 2020 in
Breakfast Recipes
Tasty Old Fashioned Fig Jam
You can make this tasty old fashioned fig jam recipe (receita antiga de doce de figo), in less then 30 minutes.
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Preparation time | 15 min |
Cooking Time | 10 min |
Ready In | 25 min |
Level of Difficulty | Very Easy |
Servings | 10 |
Ingredients
1 and 1/2 lbs of figs2 and 1/2 cups of sugarJuice of 1 large orange1 shot of Port wine (40 ml)1 cinnamon stick
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Preparation
This recipe makes about 2 medium jars.
- Wash the figs, dry them with absorbent paper, peel and cut them into slices or quarters.
- Place them in a saucepan with the sugar, port wine, orange juice and cinnamon stick.
- When it boils, turn the heat down and let it cook slowly, stirring occasionally until it has the desired consistency.
- Remove the cinnamon stick.
- Place in jars previously heated with hot water and well dried.
- Place the cap on the jars and turn them over for about an hour.
Recipe & Photo Credit: facebook.com/caminhosdofuturo
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Ana
Maybe this is a silly question but....do you use the whole fig or just the inside? I can't mess this up since my tree is young and did not produce much fruit this year.
Obrigado,
Ana
2 Years ago, Tuesday, September 27, 2022
I am diabetic what is any information for a sugar free jqam PLEASE>
Thanks David
3 Years ago, Friday, August 12, 2022
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