Quince is a very important part of a healthy, nutritious diet. And if cooked correctly, it can become an indispensable ingredient. diet food... Baked quince will be the most the best option cooking for a person who monitors their diet. In this article I will talk about simple savory quince recipes.
Why is quince useful?
100 grams of fruit accounts for 18% of the daily value of dietary fiber. They are necessary for healthy eating, and it is thanks to them that quince has a rather low glycemic index - 35. Quince is rich in vitamins A, C and iron. They are needed to maintain health and prevent diabetic complications. If we talk about the calorie content and carbohydrate content of quince, then they are also low. There are only 48 kcal and 9 grams of carbohydrates per 100 grams.
Well, now let's learn how to cook delicious dietary meals from quince.
Quince dishes recipes fast and tasty
Baked quince with garlic and rosemary
Ingredients:
1 kg of quince,
3 heads of garlic,
1 lemon
3 sprigs of rosemary,
2 tbsp. tablespoons of olive oil
Salt and pepper to taste
Maltitol for caramel optional.
Preparation:
Wash and cut the quince into wedges. The thickness of the pieces should be small. Clean out the middle. Grease a baking dish with oil. Lay out the quince slices. You can peel the garlic and put the cloves in a dish. Or you can just cut the head across. Place the garlic, lemon wedges and rosemary sprigs on top of the quince. Drizzle with oil. Season with salt and pepper. If you want a small caramel crust, sprinkle with maltitol on the dish. This sugar substitute has a low glycemic index and creates a caramelized crust like sugar. But be careful with your daily intake. Cover the dish with foil and bake for 1 hour at 160 degrees. After cooking, it can be baked for 5-10 minutes without foil to get a crust.
Porridge with fruit and quince
You will need: rice, quince (1-2 pcs.) And any 2 fruits of your choice, cinnamon, 2 tablespoons of cranberries or other berries, sugar (or honey), salt (optional), butter (you can do without it) ... 
Preparation: boil the rice while it is cooking, cut the fruit until the rice is ready, put it in a pot, add salt and oil (optional), add a little sugar or honey, put fruit on top, sprinkle with cinnamon. (This should be done in layers until the pot is full to the brim.) We put the porridge in the oven until tender. Decorate the finished porridge with cranberries or other berries.
Baked quince with nuts and raisins
You will need: quince, honey, nuts, raisins, olive oil.
Preparation: finely chop the nuts, remove the core from the quince and cut the skin, cut it into slices, lightly coat the baking sheet with butter, put the quince tightly to each other, gently spread honey on top, cook in the oven for about 15 minutes. After cooking, put the quince on a plate , pour over the allocated juice and sprinkle with nuts.
Young lamb with quince
Ingredients for 4 servings
Lamb -500 gr,
Quince -2 pcs,
Sugar -1 tbsp,
Cilantro greens -4 gr,
Parsley -4gr,
Lard -50 gr,
Salt to taste
Ground black pepper to taste.
COOKING METHOD
I really like lamb meat, it is much healthier from pork. But nevertheless, it also has its own specific smell. But in this culinary recipe I assure you you will not hear.
Cut the young lamb into very small pieces, rinse well, add water, but so that it only covers the meat and no more, put on fire.
You are transcending to the quince. It needs to be peeled, cored and cut into thin slices.
Fry the onions in lamb fat, if it is not there, then you can also in pork, and here you need to put quince and sugar. Whatever burns, I pour half a glass of broth. Let it simmer for about five minutes.
Put all this in a saucepan where we cooked lamb, salt, season with finely chopped cilantro and parsley, and in about five minutes your food is ready.
It can be served as a separate dish, or it can be served with any porridge or potatoes.
As you can see, it prepares quickly, you do not need special knowledge of cooking, but it turns out delicious and most importantly useful. There is also a small nuance. In no case should you drink it with cold water.
Delicious candied quince fruits - how to make candied fruits at home
Candied quince is cooked in southern countries- where this amazing fruit grows. They are served with green tea or put in sweet pilaf. This home recipe, it is quite possible to embody it yourself if you buy fresh quince on the market.
How to cook candied quince at home
Wash well 1 kg of ripe large fruits using a brush to remove surface lint.
Cut the fruits into thin slices 1.5–2 cm thick, at the same time cutting out the seed pods.
Boil the syrup even before cutting the quince. For syrup, take 1 glass of water and 1 kg and 300 g of granulated sugar.
Dip the slices in sweet and hot syrup and shake the basin. This procedure is necessary in order for the syrup to completely envelop each cut piece. Put the basin with quince on the table, cover it with a clean cotton cloth and leave until the contents cool.
After 12 hours, put the container with quince in syrup on the stove and bring to a boil. Reducing the heat to the minimum possible, cook the mass for about seven minutes.
Repeat the cooling procedure first, and then again the boiling procedure.
Thus, do it 4 times - the quince slices will become translucent and dense.
Transfer the future candied fruits from a sieve to a sheet and dry them in the sun or in a weakly heated oven.
Before storing the dried quince, sprinkle it with sugar, which will allow the candied fruits not to stick together.
Pilaf with quince
INGREDIENTS:
Pork - 400 g.
Quince - 2 pcs.,
Rice - 150 g,
Carrots - 1 pc.,
Onions - 1 pc.,
Garlic - 3-4 cloves,
Dried barberry - 1 tablespoon,
Salt and pepper to taste
Seasonings to taste
Water - 0.5 l.,
Bay leaf - 2-3 pcs.,
Vegetable oil - 2 tablespoons
STEP-BY-STEP RECIPE
In the quince ripening season, be sure to cook pilaf with quince - this dish will conquer you with its taste, complemented by various seasonings and light fruity sourness.
Pilaf can be prepared with the addition of any type of meat: beef, pork, lamb, turkey, rabbit, etc. Remember that at the same time all products are not laid out in a cauldron or container with a non-stick bottom, since the meat must be cooked for at least 40 minutes so that it is tender and easily disassembled into fibers. Quince has about the same cooking time, so place both meat and fruit together. Add spices to your taste, but one of them is required: salt, ground black pepper, turmeric, ground dried paprika, dried barberry.
So, let's prepare all the necessary ingredients and start cooking! Rinse the pork thoroughly in water. Choose a roll or cutlet so that the meat is greasy. Cut the washed meat into portions. Peel carrots, quince and onions. Cut the quince into large cubes and the onions and carrots into medium to small cubes.
Heat a cauldron or container with a non-stick bottom on the stove and pour vegetable oil into it, which can be easily replaced with lard. Add all the slices and sauté for 6-8 minutes on medium heat.
All cuts should acquire a golden brown crust.
As soon as this happens, pour in hot water, add salt, ground black pepper, bay leaves and other spices, add dried barberry. Cover the container with a lid, turn on medium heat and grind the meat for 35-40 minutes.
After that, rinse the rice, put it in the middle of the container, peel the garlic cloves, rinse and put on the rice. Cover the container with a lid, reduce heat to low and simmer pilaf for another 15-20 minutes.
Then turn off the heat and let the dish come for another 5-10 minutes - during this time the rice will completely absorb the liquid.
Put the cooked pilaf with quince on plates or bowls, serve to the table, decorate with fresh herbs.
Chicken with quince
A chic autumn recipe for your table. Quince will give the chicken an unforgettable flavor. Chicken with quince is a dish that will change your tastes.
Products:
Chicken - 1 pc.,
Quince - 5-6 pcs.,
Vegetable oil - 150 g,
Flour - 2 tablespoons,
Sugar (for burnt) - 1 tsp,
Sugar to taste
Salt to taste.
How to cook chicken with quince:
Wash the chicken, dry it, cut it into portions.
Heat a frying pan, pour vegetable oil 4 tbsp. spoons. Fry chicken pieces on both sides over medium heat until golden brown. Add oil as needed.
So fry the whole chicken. Then sauté the flour in butter.
Then dilute with warm water (2 cups), stir and boil.
Wash the quince, cut into quarters, peel. Cut into slices.
Heat a frying pan, pour 3 tbsp. tablespoons of oil. Fry the quince in oil, browning on both sides for 3-4 minutes, over medium heat. Add quince to the meat.
Put the fried meat in the sauce, stir and cook for 30 minutes.
Add 1 tsp to the pan with the remaining oil. Sahara. While stirring, bring the sugar until brown. Add burnt sugar (for color), salt and sugar to taste.
Cook chicken with quince over low heat until the meat is cooked for another 10-15 minutes. Chicken with quince is ready, you can serve.
Bon Appetit.
Hungarian quince pie
Imagine ... crumbly shortcrust pastry, juicy aromatic quince in the filling, and on top - a delicate "cloud" that melts in your mouth. Treat yourself to delicious Hungarian quince pie during the quince season. 
Ingredients:
Quince - 300 Grams,
Flour - 500 Grams,
Egg - 3 Pieces,
Sugar - 200 Grams,
Butter - 250 grams (softened),
Citrus zest - 1 tbsp. a spoon.
How to make Hungarian Quince Pie
Prepare necessary products... Wash the quince thoroughly. Divide the eggs into yolks and whites. Combine the yolks with sugar (100 g), vanilla, salt and butter... Whisk until whitened and bulky. Add sifted flour, knead a soft dough, and collect it in a ball. Distribute in a baking dish (d - 24 cm), forming a high side, and prick with a fork. Put to bake in an oven preheated to 200 ° C for 20 minutes. Peel the quince, grate on a coarse grater, add chopped orange zest. Send the quince to the baked crust. Combine the proteins with the remaining sugar, beat until strong peaks. Spread over the quince. Return the cake to the oven. Bake until golden brown for 30 minutes. Cool slightly in shape and ... ... enjoy every bite!
Curd pie with quince
I saw this recipe at Belonica's and immediately wanted to cook it. I love simple and quick recipes... Of course, I made my own changes, instead of ricotta, I have soft cottage cheese, and from fruit, I chose quince. I think it turned out well! 
Ingredients for " Cheesecake with quince ":
Vegetable oil - 80 ml
Baking dough - 1 package.
Sugar (plus 2 tablespoons in syrup) - 200 g
Wheat flour / Flour - 300 g
Chicken egg - 3 pieces
Cottage cheese (soft, without grains) - 300 g
Water - 250 ml
Quince (large) - 1 piece
Lemon zest - 0.5 tsp
Recipe "Curd quince pie":
Peel the quince, remove the seeds (by the way, do not throw away the seeds, they can be dried, and when coughing with phlegm, brew and take 1 tbsp. L.). Cut into 4 pieces and cut into wedges. Boil water, add sugar, lemon wedge and quince. Cook for 8-10 minutes until almost soft. Remove the quince with a slotted spoon and drain the syrup.
Mix flour with baking powder, sift.
Beat eggs and sugar very well in a mixer until they are white, almost into a foam. Add butter and zest, beat. Add cottage cheese, flour mixture and mix very well.
Distribute the dough evenly over the mold and carefully lay out the fruits, slightly pressing them into the dough.
Bake preheated to 180 gr. oven for 35-40 minutes. In 10 minutes you can get out the cake, sprinkle with powdered sugar and back into the oven, this is for the caramel crust.
We have a delicate, aromatic and very tasty cake.
Quince tea 
To do this, you need to wash and clean the seeds from the fruits. Chop finely. Dry in the oven at 50 ° C. Grind the resulting pieces. To make tea, take 1 cup of boiling water and 1 tablespoon of prepared quince powder. Add cinnamon to your tea to taste for a delicious, rich drink.
Quince is a southern fruit tree reaching 5 meters in height. The fruit comes from the Caucasus and Central Asia. Fruit season is late autumn. Cooking recipes from quince are suitable for many dishes: jam, preserves, jelly, various pastries, roast, pilaf, salads, etc.
The pome fruit has a lot of vitamins and minerals. It has a beneficial effect on nervous system person. The plant is also useful for treating the liver, gastrointestinal tract and other ailments.
Dishes from golden apples
Quite apple dishes have a delicate taste and special aroma. Many people are interested in what useful things can be prepared from quince. For example, make a preparation for the winter. The preparation, in turn, will make it possible to cook tender meat dishes and wonderful desserts throughout the year.
For harvesting, you need to wash the fruit, put it in jars with dogwood berries.
To prepare a syrup per liter of water, you need 100 g of sugar. Simmer for 30 minutes. Then pour the syrup into the jars and close the lids. Store in a refrigerator or cellar.
Since the pome fruit has a tart taste, it is best not to consume it fresh. The fruit can be added to tea or coffee.
Tea cake
There are quince recipes that allow you to make a very aromatic quince pie.
Simple ingredients:
The only thing left is to send the quince pie to the oven for 30 minutes. Pie with golden apples turns out to be lush. It can be divided into as many as 8 servings.
Caramel jam
The first step is to make sure the fruit is ripe. They are considered mature when they have turned yellow. The seeds of the quit apple are poisonous, so the core must always be cut out.
The composition of the jam includes the following products:
- 1 kg of yellow quince;
- 1 lemon;
- 250 g of water;
- 850 g of sugar.
If you want more jam, follow the indicated proportions. Subtleties of the recipe:
- sterilize banks;
- wash off the gray bloom from the fruit, wash the lemon;
- cut off the middle, remove seeds;
- cut the yellow fruit into thin slices;
- cut the lemon into slices without removing the peel;
- to prepare the syrup, you need to boil water with the addition of sugar;
- put pieces of quince and lemon in the syrup;
- boil over low heat so that almost no steam bubbles form for 15 minutes, cool. Then also darken and cool 2 more times for 15 minutes. That is, the cooking time takes 45 minutes;
- fill the jars completely, roll up the lids, cover with a kitchen towel.
The fruit in the syrup becomes soft after cooling. With the addition of lemon, this recipe turns out to be very tasty, and the jam takes on a honey smell.
For a change, the jam can be made differently, for example, by mixing quince with apples and pears in sweet syrup.
Refreshing drink in 25 minutes
Quince compote is a delicious, refreshing drink that can be prepared in any season. Better to cook it in the autumn and winter period, as the fruit drink strengthens the immune system.
Required products:
- 2 quince;
- 1.5 liters of water;
- 160 grams of sugar.
Of course, you can add some other fruits as well. Cooking method:
Pour the drink into cans or decanters. When the compote has cooled, refrigerate. Then you can drink and treat others.
You can also make meat dishes from quince, there are recipes that turn out quickly and tasty. Quince with pork, chicken, duck or quail according to the recipes for cooking the dish turns out to be spicy and low-calorie. 100 g of raw fruit contains 40 kcal, and canned fruit contains 42 kcal.
Young lamb with quince
The fruit goes well with a lamb. The fruit removes the greasy aftertaste of the lamb, adding sourness. Such a dish is especially pleasant to cook on New Year or birthday.
An exclusive recipe that includes the following ingredients:
- 1 kg of lamb;
- 2 quince;
- 6 cloves of garlic;
- 1 onion;
- 50 g olive oil;
- salt, pepper and other seasonings to taste.
It's best to cook in the oven, but a slow cooker works too. Cooking subtleties:
In an hour in the oven or slow cooker, a gorgeous dish will be ready. Cut the meat into pieces and serve with the baked quince.
Freezing and storing fruit
Today, many chefs successfully use the home freezing method. This procedure cannot be repeated.
Action plan:
- cut the skin and core;
- grate on a coarse grater;
- arrange in small bags and place in the freezer.
The fruit should be stored properly when low temperatures up to +8 ° С. Then the product will be stored for 12 months. Remember that it cannot be defrosted in the microwave.
To store the whole fetus you need:
- wipe it with a dry cloth (do not wash);
- wrap in foil;
- best put in a drawer in the cellar.
If this procedure is done correctly, the fruits will become softer and there will be no astringent taste. And also all vitamins will be preserved in them. Every cook decides for himself what can be made from quince. Moreover, the fruit gives a wide choice in cooking.
Autumn is the season of an unusual fruit - a wholesome, but almost inedible raw quince is amazingly transformed after cooking. How is this "false apple" eaten?
In the fall, bright yellow fruits of a strange lumpy shape appear on the shelves. Their unattractive appearance and hardness are offset by an amazing aroma. How is there a quince to get both benefit and pleasure from it?
Quince is the only member of the genus Cydonia in the Rosaceae family, to which apples and pears are among the many fruits. It is a deciduous tree that bears pome fruits similar to a pear and a Golden Delicious apple at the same time. The flesh of the fruit is hard, difficult to chew, tart and sour. Despite such unattractive properties, quince can be prepared delicious dishes... Most often, compote, jam are cooked from it, slices are baked in the oven, used in pies and meat dishes.
Distinguish between oblong quince and Japanese quince - if the first has rather large, slightly oblong fruits, then the second has round and very small fruits, about 4 cm in diameter. At the same time, they are no less tough, and the peel and seed capsule require removal, as in ordinary quince, so it is better to give preference to the larger ordinary oblong fruits.
Quince can be found on sale from September to December. Choose large, hard fruits that are yellow or greenish in color. Quince is well stored: wrapped in a film of fruit that has no flaws, it can be stored in the refrigerator for up to three months.
How to eat quince
Quince is very healthy, but when fresh, the fruit is almost completely inedible. It requires cooking that magically transforms the quince. Here, its aroma plays a leading role, the astringency completely disappears, and the density and sourness are appropriate in jam, and in jelly, and in pies, and in the company of meat or poultry. Quince slices will be appropriate both in a cup of hot tea and in a cauldron with pilaf. What to cook from quince?
Quince compote
The simplest thing that can be made from quince is a delicious compote that will please both children and adults. For each quince fruit, cut into slices, 1 liter of water and 1.5 tablespoons are required. Sahara. If desired, you can add an apple or other fruit to the quince compote.
Quince baked in the oven
Another simple option for making a capricious fruit is to bake a quince in the oven. It can be simply eaten or added to ice cream, yogurt, or used as a grated pie filling.
Quince jam will replace oven-baked quince / Photo: Alisa Anton / Unsplash
Recipe. Peel and core the fruit and cut it into quarters or wedges. Place in a baking dish, sprinkle with honey or sugar, add a little fruit juice (lemon, orange or apple - whatever), you can also drizzle with cognac, brandy, spices to taste - vanilla, cinnamon. Cover and bake at 150 ° C for an hour until the quince is translucent. Then remove the lid and cook for another 10-15 minutes to thicken the liquid.
You can also bake quince like apples, but it takes 2-3 times longer.
Quince jam with slices
Recipe. Peel 1 kg of quince, peel, seeds, dark spots and cut into slices 1-1.5 cm thick.Place in a bowl for cooking jam, pour 1 glass of water and add ¼ teaspoon of citric acid. Bring to a boil and simmer over low heat for 10 minutes, then use a slotted spoon to remove the quince pieces into a colander and let them dry a little.
Add sugar to quince water and boil. Return the quince to the boiling syrup, boil for 5-7 minutes over medium heat, stirring constantly and skimming off the foam. Set aside for 10-12 hours (overnight), then boil the jam again and cook over low heat for 5 minutes, not forgetting to stir. Cool again and repeat the process again after a few hours. Cook the quince for the third time for 10-12 minutes, add another ¼ tsp 5 minutes before the end. citric acid Pour hot jam into sterilized jars and either roll up or close with screw caps. Turn over, let cool and store in a cool place.
Quince jam
Dulce de membrillo - another name for jam or marmalade from quince / Photo: Instagram.com/clauvarleta
The high pectin content of quince makes it an ideal fruit for making jams, jellies and marmalade. The gelling properties of quince were discovered and used by the ancient Romans, and the Portuguese were the first to make marmalade from quince, which was named after it (from the Portuguese marmelo - quince). Quince jam will be appropriate as an addition to tea, and to a cheese plate, and to poultry dishes.
Recipe. Peel and seed 1 kg of quince, cut into equal pieces of any shape, put in the container in which you will cook the jam, and fill with water so that it completely covers the fruit. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low and cook for 50 minutes, stirring occasionally. Drain all liquid into a separate container. Save 1.5 cups, the rest can be used as a base for compote.
Quince, the recipes for which we will consider below, is a false apple. This delicious and healthy fruit can be used to make completely different dishes. Today we will present you just a few of them. Using the presented methods, you can originally set not only the everyday, but also the festive table.
general information
Few people know what quince is. Some housewives know the recipes for this fruit even less. To remedy this situation, we decided to tell you about what types of this product can be found in Russian stores, and what of them are made at home.
Chinese quince: cooking recipes
The presented fruit is especially often used to create salads. Indeed, thanks to its aroma and high content of essential oils, it makes the dish especially tasty and healthy. To make a salad, we need:
- medium boiled potatoes - 2 pcs.;
- medium fresh cucumber - 2 pcs.;
- boiled chicken egg - 3 pcs.;
- canned green peas - about 200 g;
- Ripe Chinese quince - ½ fruit;
- boiled beets - 1.5 pcs.;
- garlic cloves - 4 pcs.;
- thick sour cream - 2 large spoons;
- salt and crushed pepper - use to taste.
Preparation of ingredients
How is quince processed for salad? Snack recipes require only ripe fruit. They should be washed thoroughly and then grated on a coarse grater. As for the rest of the ingredients, you must do exactly the same with them. In this case, chopped boiled beets should be mixed with grated garlic and thick sour cream.
Formation process
It is necessary to form a salad using Chinese quince as follows: potatoes are placed on a flat plate, and then ½ part of boiled beets with garlic and sour cream, fresh cucumber, boiled egg and canned peas... Top all ingredients are evenly greased with beetroot sauce and covered with grated quince.
Before serving, the formed salad must be kept in the refrigerator for several hours.
Quince: recipes for cooking in the oven
If you want to enjoy delicious pastries that are prepared using the mentioned fruit, then we suggest making a homemade pie. For this we need:
Fruit processing
How is Japanese quince prepared for pie? Few know the recipes for this fruit. After all, it is very tough, and therefore it is extremely rarely used in cooking. To soften this fruit, it is recommended to boil it first. For this, the quince is peeled and seeds removed, and then divided into 4 parts and cut into slices. After that, it is placed in boiling water along with sugar and a lemon wedge. In this form, the fruit should be cooked for 10 minutes. At the end, it is required to catch it with a slotted spoon and cool completely.
Dough preparation
The base for homemade quince pie is kneaded pretty quickly. To do this, mix the sifted flour with baking powder, and then beat separately chicken eggs with the addition of medium-sized sugar. Vegetable oil, fresh cottage cheese and lemon zest should also be added to the resulting mixture. In conclusion, the liquid mass must be poured into the bulk ingredients and mixed well with a large spoon. As a result, you should have a viscous dough.
How to shape correctly?
After preparing the base, it must be laid out in a greased deep mold. Further, the surface of the dough needs to be decorated with boiled quince slices. It can be laid out chaotically, or you can create some kind of drawing at your discretion. At the same time, do not worry if the fruit sinks a little in the base.
Heat treatment of the cake
How is a pie made with a fruit like quince? The recipes for cooking in a multicooker and in an oven are completely the same. If you decide to use the first option, then it is recommended to bake the base in the program of the same name for 70 minutes. As for the oven, dessert should be made in it at a temperature of 200 degrees for about an hour. During this short period of time sponge cake should be completely baked, become voluminous and very tasty.
How should be served correctly?
After baking, the quince sponge cake should be completely cooled, and then sprinkled with powder. It is recommended to serve it to the table with hot tea, a cup of coffee or a glass of cocoa. Enjoy your meal!
Making delicious jam for the winter
The recipe for making quince jam is more popular among lovers of this fruit than other dishes. Indeed, using such a fruit, you can easily and simply make a delicious homemade dessert that will be stored for a long time in the cold.
So, to make jam, we need:
Fruit preparation
How is quince processed for jam? Cooking recipes for the winter require the use of only soft fruits. They must be thoroughly washed, and then peeled and peeled. In the future, the fruits should be chopped into medium pieces.
Since we decided to make homemade jam without using water, we need the quince to give its juice. To do this, shredded fruits should be put in an enamel bowl, covered with granulated sugar, mixed thoroughly and left at room temperature for a day. During this time, a large amount of syrup should form in the basin.
If you want to get even more liquid, then the granulated sugar should be divided into 3 parts and added to the quince every day. As a result, it will take you exactly three days to soak the fruit.
Cook jam on the stove
After a lot of syrup is formed in the container, and all the granulated sugar has melted, you should start cooking the dessert. To do this, it must be put on low heat and wait until it boils. From this moment it is recommended to time the time. As a rule, such jam is cooked for an hour with minimal heat. In the event that you like a thinner dessert, the heat treatment should be reduced to 40 minutes.
Seaming process
Having made a delicious and aromatic quince jam, mix it well again with a large spoon, and then spread it hot in small glass jars. In this case, containers with lids must be sterilized in advance by any method known to you. When all the jars are full, they must be immediately rolled up and turned upside down. In this form, containers should be kept until they cool completely. It is recommended to store quince jam in a slightly cool place for no more than six months.
Let's sum up
Cooking with quince is a pleasure. Indeed, with the use of this fruit, you can easily and simply do whatever your heart desires. It makes second courses, pastries, and various desserts, including jam, very tasty.
Exotic fruits, reminiscent of apples, are hard and acidic, making them virtually unsuitable for consumption raw. However, the recipes for making Japanese quince give an opportunity to feel its piquant taste, unsurpassed aroma and use it to prepare a variety of drinks, main courses and desserts.
Quince jam, rich in vitamins, organic acids and minerals, is a real delicacy that can be consumed with tea or used for baking.
To prepare a sweet piece with a rich aroma and taste, you need to prepare:
- 1 kg of ripe fruits;
- ½ l of water;
- 1 ½ kg of sugar.
In the process of making chunks of amber jam:
- The fruits are prepared by removing the hard core, seeds and cutting them into slices.
- The prepared pieces are sent to a saucepan, where they are poured with water and boiled until soft.
- Then the water is decanted and boiled over low heat with sugar.
- After the crystals are completely dissolved, quince pieces are poured with syrup.
- The jam is cooked until transparent for about half an hour, while for the first 10 minutes it is cooked over high heat, and the remaining 20 minutes over low.
How to cook a meat dish
Most often, Japanese quince is used for making sweets, but with the addition of an exotic fruit, you can also create an exquisite meat dish by preparing:
- ½ kg of pork;
- onion;
- 8 quince fruits;
- a stack of sunflower oil;
- 7 g honey;
- 20 g grain mustard;
- some salt and pepper.
Cooking method:
- The pork is washed, dried with paper towels and cut into small pieces.
- Well-washed quince fruits are divided into 4 parts, which are freed from partitions and seeds.
- The onion is peeled, cut into half rings and sauteed until soft in a saucepan with heated vegetable oil, where meat, salt, pepper, honey, mustard and prepared fruits are then laid out.
- The dish is stewed until tender over low heat for about 30 minutes.
Cooking candied fruits
A simple recipe for making wonderful candied fruits from 1 kg of fruit and 1.5 kg of sugar.
The creation scheme is presented as follows:
- Pieces of fruit with skin, but without seeds are boiled for a third of an hour in 700 ml of water.
- A syrup is prepared from the strained broth and sugar, in which fruit slices are boiled for 2-3 minutes and left for 6-8 hours.
- Next, the slices are boiled for 5 minutes and kept for 10 hours.
- After the procedure is repeated 4-5 times, the pieces of quince are thrown back in a colander and dried in the oven.
- Sprinkle with powdered sugar if desired.
Japanese quince juice recipe
Despite the fact that quince fruits do not have a good juice yield, you can make juice from them if you follow the following instructions:
- 1 kg of quince is thoroughly washed, crushed and poured in 200 g of granulated sugar.
- The mass is laid out in a juicer, where it is cooked for 45-60 minutes.
- After the specified time has elapsed, hot juice is poured into prepared containers, in which it is pasteurized for about ¼ hour at a temperature of 85 ° C.
Chaenomeles, ground with sugar
Japanese quince, or Japanese henomeles, can be prepared in the form of jam without cooking. To create a delicacy according to this recipe, grated quince fruits and granulated sugar are used at the rate of 1: 1.
The way of creation consists in performing the following actions:
- Each fruit is thoroughly washed and cleaned from sticky plaque with a toothbrush.
- The prepared fruits are rubbed on a medium grater so that the seed capsule remains in the hands of the hostess.
- If the seeds get into the grated product, then they are simply removed with a teaspoon.
- Grated fruits are laid out in an enamel container or stainless steel, where they are sprinkled with granulated sugar.
- The fruit-sugar mixture is left at room temperature for 7-8 hours so that the mass gives juice.
- When the specified time is over, and the granulated sugar crystals are completely dissolved, the jam is laid out in pre-sterilized jars, which are closed with nylon lids and put into storage in the refrigerator.
Step by step preparation of wine
Wine at home can be made from a variety of fruits and berries. Due to the astringency of quince, wine made from an exotic fruit has a special charm and attractive taste.
For cooking, you need the following ingredients:
- quince - 10 kg;
- water - 500 ml;
- sugar - 2 kg;
- lemon acid- 40 g.
To create a delicious wine drink, you must follow the instructions provided:
- In exotic fruits, septa, seeds and tails are removed.
- Prepared quince is passed through a meat grinder to obtain gruel, which is transferred to an enamel bucket or plastic.
- Quince is mixed with ¼ part of sugar dissolved in the specified volume of water.
- The bucket is moved to a dark place with room temperature, where it is systematically mixed.
- After three days, the mass is wrung out, and the juice is filtered with gauze.
- Citric acid and granulated sugar are added to the juice at the rate of 150 g per liter of juice.
- The resulting wort is poured into a large bottle, on which a medical glove with a punctured finger is placed.
- The temperature in the room where the wine is located is kept at a constant level above 18 ° C.
- With an interval of 5 days, 50 g of granulated sugar is added twice for each liter of wort.
- The duration of fermentation varies from 3 to 8 weeks.
- The end of the process is evidenced by the dropping of the glove, which was previously inflated due to the gases emitted.
- When the fermentation is over, the wine is poured through a tube into glass bottles, which are well corked and sent to the cellar for several months to ripen the quince wine.
Japanese quince compote for the winter
Japanese quince blanks for the winter are champions in the content of vitamin C, organic acids and pectin. From the northern lemon, under which some housewives know the exotic fruit, a delicious compote is obtained.
It is enough to prepare:
- 1 kg of quince;
- 2 times less sugar.
The cooking method is very simple:
- The fruits are washed well and cut into small, freeform slices.
- Pieces are laid out in clean, pre-sterilized containers at the rate of ⅓ fruits from the total volume of a can of three liters.
- Quince is poured with boiling water to the very necks of the cans.
- The containers are covered with sterilized lids.
- When the liquid has cooled, it is drained into a saucepan, where it is mixed with sugar and brought to a boil.
- The contents of the pan are boiled for 5 minutes, after which the containers with quince slices are poured with syrup, sealed, turned over and wrapped up.
- After cooling, the jars are moved to the cellar for storage.
Thus, from the Japanese quince, which is grown in many household plots as an ornamental crop, you can prepare a wide variety of drinks and other dishes rich in vitamins and minerals.
