Whole ambarella fruits in syrup

Whole ambarella fruits in syrup

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Whole cajá-mango fruits, peeled with a knife and then cooked in a clear syrup of sugar and water until translucent. To be enjoyed with the seed intact.

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Cajá-manga jam is made with whole fruits, cooked in a clear syrup. It resembles fig jam and can be eaten down to the pit.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time40 min
  • Total1 hr
  • DifficultyEasy
  • Cooking methodCooking in syrup
  • Vegan
  • Vegetarian
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

8 people
  • $1.11
  • $0.07

Directions

  1. Wash the fruits thoroughly, then peel them with a knife. Set aside. ≈ 8 min
  2. Prepare a clear syrup with water and sugar, then add lemon juice while simmering if you want a clearer syrup.
  3. Once the syrup thickens, add the fruit and let it simmer, covered, for 20 minutes.
  4. Turn off the fire. ≈ 3 min
  5. Enjoy the fruits from the core to the seed, without losing the juice or the fiber. ≈ 3 min

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 1 kilogram of granulated sugar
  • 12 medium-sized cajá-manga fruits, with their seeds.
  • 2 liters of water
  • 2 tablespoons of lemon juice (optional, to lighten the syrup)

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