How to make ‘Mano de Buda’ jam.

 By Rosa Lage Otero

6th January 2021

  This is one of the most delicious jams you can taste and it is very easy to prepare at home.

  You will only need two ingredients - “mano de buda” fruits and sugar. You will need 700 grams of sugar per kilo of fruit.

  First you need to wash the fruit carefully and then grate it. I use a box grater and only discard the white central part of the fruit. 

  After that you need to weigh the ‘mano de buda’ with the sugar. 

After you mix them together, put the mixture in a saucepan and let it simmer until it is golden brown.

You will need to stir the mixture with a wooden spoon every few minutes.

  

To store the jam, once it is ready, I use recycled glass jars (e.g. olives jars) that I have previously sterilized in boiling water.

  Once the jars are full I cover the top (of the jar) with baking paper before putting the lid on.

To the right is a image of ’mano de buda’