How to do it

The right preparation - explained step-by-step

Immediately after the harvest, you start preparing the fresh pineapple, because it's already a short one storage affects the quality. The leaf crown and base are first cut off with a sharp knife. In order to get as high a proportion of the pulp as possible, proceed as follows:

• Cut the unpeeled pineapple into 1 centimeter thick slices
• peel each slice as thinly as possible with a sharp knife
• remove the hard center piece with a cookie cutter

As you like, cut the pineapple slices into bite-sized pieces or leave them in one piece. 2 to 3 mason jars are usually required to preserve a large fruit. As part of the preparation, these are meticulously cleaned, including the lid. In the next step, dissolve 300 grams of sugar in 1 liter of boiling water and set the mixture aside until it cools.

How to cook pineapple perfectly

The prepared pineapple slices or pieces of fruit are filled into the glasses. A small margin of 1-2 centimeters remains free. Now pour the sugar solution over the fruit. How to proceed:

• Put the unsealed preserving jars in a saucepan with water
• hang a cooking thermometer in the kettle
• heat the water up to 100 degrees Celsius
• cook for 25 minutes at this temperature

The cooking time is reduced to 4-5 minutes if the pineapple has already been heated. When the time is up, turn off the stove. The pineapple glasses remain in the water for another 10 minutes to cool down. Then screw the cover tight. The preserving jars remain upside down on a kitchen towel until they are completely cold.

Tips & Tricks

Do not throw away the severed tuft of leaves. From him breed You can easily find a new pineapple plant. The stalk, which has been freed from the pulp, is placed in a nutrient-poor, permeable substrate. Before doing this, pull off the bottom two rows of sheets. In the humid and warm microclimate of the mini greenhouse or under a plastic bag, rooting quickly gets going.

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