Name: Guava Preserve (Moraba-ye Guava)
Prep time: 32 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 32 min
Yield: Makes 1pt/480g
Cuisine: Iranian
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice; ½ teaspoon vanilla extract; 4½ cups/900 g sugar; ½ teaspoon ground cardamom; 4 lb/1.8kg guavas, cut into quarters

Preparation info

Makes
1 pt

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
1 hr 35

Appears in

Cooking in Iran

By Najmieh Batmanglij

Published 2020

About

Around the Persian Gulf these tropical and subtropical winter fruits have a perfume similar to lemon skin, and you can eat them raw like apples, with or without the skin. Their high pectin content makes them ideal for using in a preserve.

Ingredients

syrup

4½ cups/900 g sugar

Method

Sterilize a 1pt/480 g jar in boiling water. Drain and allow to dry completely.
For the syrup: Place the sugar and 2 cups/480 ml water in a heavy-bottomed saucepan