How to make delicious and simple tapioca jam for Tet

Prepare
20 Minutes Processing
45 minutes For
4-5 people

Tet comes, family members are busy preparing to welcome Tet and Tet jam is indispensable. Tet jams are one of the features of Vietnamese traditional Tet.

If you do not choose to buy jam at stores or shopping centers, you can also make jam yourself for your family. Tapioca jam is one of the easiest jams to make. Read the article below to know how to make this super delicious jam!

Ingredients for making tapioca jam

The ingredients for making tapioca jam are simple and easy to find

• 500g of tapioca
• 500g sugar
• 2 vanilla tubes
• 1 tablespoon of betel nut lime
• 1 pinch of salt

Good tip:
To choose delicious tapioca, you should choose the right size tubers, don’t choose the tubers that are too big or too small, the tubers must be intact, not bruised or deep, when holding it, it feels solid.

How to make tapioca jam

Step 1Prepare clear lime water to soak the tapioca

Mix lime water in a bowl by adding 2 liters of water, 1 tablespoon of betel nut lime, and then using your hands to stir until the lime dissolves. Let it settle for about 15-20 minutes and then take the clear water to make jam.

Prepare clear lime water

Step 2Preliminary processing of tubers

Beets are peeled, washed and drained . Then, you cut the tapioca into thin slices or diced as you like.

Put the tapioca into a bowl of lime water and soak it for 2 hours to make it whiter. After soaking, you wash the tubers 4-5 times with water to remove the lime smell and then drain.

Preliminary processing of tubers

Step 3Marinate tapioca with sugar

Bring 1 pot of water to a boil, add a little salt, peas , blanch the beans until the water in the pot boils, then take them out. Change the water in the pot, add a little salt and continue to blanch the tapioca a second time and then drain.

Next, add 500g of sugar to the tapioca , mix well and marinate the mixture overnight.

Marinate tapioca with sugar

Step 4Tapioca slug

Put the pan on the stove, put in the soaked beans (including sugar water). Slug jam on medium heat until the sugar water is reduced by 1/2 of the original amount .

Then, you lower the heat and continue to slug until the sugar crystallizes around the pan and jam , then turn off the heat. At this point the jam will be quite wet, but the heat of the pan will quickly make the jam dry.

Finally, you add a little vanilla and stir until the jam is completely dry.

Tapioca slug

Step 5Finished product

Tapioca jam has a soft crispiness and a moderate sweetness, sipping with a cup of tea is delicious.

Finished product

Enjoy

Sweet and juicy tapioca jam

Similar to how to make dried tapioca jam, with just such simple ingredients, you can make a jam for your family on New Year’s Day without taking too much time.

Notes when making and how to preserve tapioca jam

Notes when making and how to preserve tapioca jam

Notes on making and preserving tapioca jam:

• Do not put in the jar while the jam is still hot, wait for the jam to cool completely and then put it in a glass jar or sealed plastic bag.
• Store jam jars in an airtight, dry place and avoid immediately high temperatures such as near the stove.
• Do not keep jam in the refrigerator compartment , because it will spoil the jam and melt if brought back to outside temperature.
• Prevent ants by adding some cloves or bay leaves to the mix.
• If you don’t have one, you can use citrus fruits such as grapefruit and lemon that are both fragrant and effective at repelling ants.

Above is a simple and easy way to make tapioca jam that Tnhelearning.edu.vn introduces to you. Hope to help you make delicious tapioca jam for your family. Wish you good health!

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