Below are some ways to make Tet jams at home that you can refer to and apply. Each method has instructions on ingredients as well as specific instructions so you can confidently do it.
1. How to make winter melon jam at home to treat guests
To make 500 – 650 gr of delicious winter melon jam, you will need about 1 kg of processed winter melon. Depending on the desired sweetness, you can use 600 – 700 gr of sugar. You will need to use additional supporting ingredients such as vanilla, lemon juice, etc.
The secret to making candied winter melon is to soak the winter melon in lime water overnight and then cook the jam. The winter melon is cooked with sugar until it is dry and clear. Note that after cooking, the candied winter melon should be spread out evenly and dried in the sun until completely dry so that it can be kept for a long time. In addition to granulated sugar, you can replace it with pure condensed liquid sugar so that the winter melon can absorb the sweetness more easily and save time waiting for the sugar to dissolve.
2. How to make rose potato jam to brighten up spring days
The jam has a beautiful shape besides the familiar shapes. To make potato jam, you need about 1kg of medium potatoes, not too big or too small. You will need to use 400 – 450 grams of sugar for this amount of potatoes. To create a rose shape, you need to thinly slice the potatoes and simmer them with sugar. Create a rose shape for the potato pieces when the sugar crystals begin to form. If you want to color the jam, you can use more food coloring to process it.
How to make rose potato jam to brighten spring days
3. What could be better than serving candied carrots wrapped in coconut to guests?
Coconut-wrapped carrot jam is not only delicious but also quite unique for Tet. You take 500gr of thinly sliced carrots and mix with 300gr of sugar and marinate for 30 minutes. Then, simmer this sugared carrot on the stove over low heat. When the jam is sticky and elastic, turn off the stove to roll into balls to shape the jam. Rolling it through a layer of dried coconut flakes will make the jam taste better. If you don’t eat it right away, you can arrange the jam in a tray, box or glass jar for storage. This way of making Tet jam is not too difficult for you to bring a unique Tet flavor to your family.
4. Go to the kitchen and make delicious and simple taro jam for Tet holiday
Although taro jam is simple, it is a delicious jam for Tet. With a medium-sized taro root, fragrant and rich, you will use 150gr of sugar to make this jam. To make the jam more delicious, you can use a little vanilla and salt. The taro should be cut into pieces, fried until the surface is crispy, then marinated with sugar and a little water. Simmer the taro over low heat until the sugar crystallizes and you have completed this fatty sweet potato jam. With this way of making Tet jam, you will have another delicious jam for your family’s Tet.
5. Make delicious green papaya jam for traditional Tet holiday
Make delicious green papaya jam for traditional Tet holiday
With 1kg of papaya, you will need about 400-450gr of sugar to make this jam. Peel the green papaya and cut it into bite-sized pieces. After soaking the papaya in salt water, squeeze it a few more times with your hands, then wash it and soak it in lime water. After 3-4 hours, continue to wash the papaya again with water and then blanch it in boiled alum water. Wash it one more time and marinate it with sugar to start simmering over low heat. Occasionally, while boiling, stir it a few times. Boil until the sugar crystallizes and coats the papaya.
6. Make sweet and cool radish jam to enjoy during Tet holiday
With 500gr of peeled and thinly shredded white radish and simmered with 200gr of sweet refined sugar, you will have about 300gr of cool and sweet radish jam to enjoy during the upcoming Tet holiday.
Note that you will have to soak the radish in lime water for about 3 hours and then boil it with a little salt to reduce the pungent smell. This is the secret to having delicious radish jam for Tet. Boil the radish with sugar until the sugar crystallizes and you have completed this easy-to-make radish jam. Among many ways to make Tet jam, this one is quite simple so you can completely do it.
7. Instructions for making warm ginger jam for a happy Tet holiday
Instructions for making warm ginger jam for a happy Tet holiday
Candied ginger is also quite easy to make and has a delicious, warm taste for Tet. Take 1kg of peeled ginger, wash it, cut it into thin strips and boil it once or several times to reduce the spiciness of the ginger. Then, you will marinate this amount of ginger with 400-500gr of sugar for about 30 minutes and then put it on the stove to easily adjust the temperature. You simmer the ginger and sugar over low heat until the ginger is dry and soft. Note that the candied ginger is soft so it needs to be cooled completely before putting it in a glass jar for storage.
