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Dibs - Homemade Date Jam
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Dibs - Homemade Date Jam

Dibs — a thick, sweet date jam, a traditional natural sweetener from the Middle East

⏱ 1 hr 45 min🍽 4 servings 🌍 Middle Eastern👩‍🍳 Afoona
⚖ Pareve🥬 Vegetarian🌱 Vegan🌾 Gluten-free🌳 Tu BiShvat

👨‍🍳 Method

  1. 1
    Soak the dates in the water 1 hour.
    Bowl
  2. 2
    Transfer the dates with the water to a pot and bring to a boil.
    StovePot
  3. 3
    Cook over medium heat 20 minutes, until the dates softens completely, and mash the dates with a wooden spoon.
    Stove
  4. 4
    Strain the mixture through a fine sieve into a bowl, pressing on the pulp.
    Fine sieveBowl
  5. 5
    Return the liquid to the pot and reduce over low heat 20 minutes, until it thickens.
    StovePot
  6. 6
    Add the lemon juice, cinnamon, cardamom and salt and stir.
  7. 7
    Let cool and transfer to a jar. Keep in the fridge up to a month.
    Jar
355calories
3 gprotein
84 gcarbs
0 gfat
● protein 4%● carbs 95%● fat 1%

Per serving (253 g), of 4 servings

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (5) · 🍳 One cooking vessel

  • Stove · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
  • Pot · Also works: Deep skillet (sauté pan) (less liquid, faster evaporation) · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Wok (For quick cooking)
  • Bowl · Also works: Pot (None)
  • Fine sieve · Also works: Cheesecloth (Cheesecloth over a sieve) · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Colander (Lets more through)
  • Jar · Also works: Storage container (None)

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