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Chinese Crab Apples Jam

Servings 2 dl

Ingredients
  

  • 1 kg Chinese crab apples
  • 600 g sugar
  • 5 dl water
  • 40 g agar agar about 8 tsp

Instructions
 

  • Rinse the Chinese crab apples
  • Mix the Chinese crab apples, sugar, and water in a saucepan and let it cook for 45 min with a lit on at medium heat till the berries are tender
  • Strain the jam through a strainer, don't try to squeeze the berries through it - this will result in a very bitter jam. You should end up with about 1.5 dl of liquid
  • Put the jam back in the saucepan and whisk the agar agar in
  • Cook at high temperature till the jam starts to thicken
  • Pour the jam into a jar and close it immediately
  • Let it cool before use