Choose the almost ripe papayas, peel them, seed them and cut them in half.
Cut them into thick slices of 2 cm lengthwise.
Put these slices in a bowl of cold salted water. Bring to a boil, drain them.
Let them cool and dry with a cloth.
Take a baked dish and place the papaya quarters vertically and tightly. Pour in the sugar, vanilla, rum and water. Put on medium heat (180 °) under cover 10 min.
Remove the lid and cook on a low heat (70 °) for 3 hours. Drain and expose them on a grid in the sun or by default soft oven slightly open door to dry, about 1 hour.
They are very good in jars.
Serve with a fluffy cake or a scoop of ice cream …
Enjoy your meal from
Ingredients
Directions
Choose the almost ripe papayas, peel them, seed them and cut them in half.
Cut them into thick slices of 2 cm lengthwise.
Put these slices in a bowl of cold salted water. Bring to a boil, drain them.
Let them cool and dry with a cloth.
Take a baked dish and place the papaya quarters vertically and tightly. Pour in the sugar, vanilla, rum and water. Put on medium heat (180 °) under cover 10 min.
Remove the lid and cook on a low heat (70 °) for 3 hours. Drain and expose them on a grid in the sun or by default soft oven slightly open door to dry, about 1 hour.
They are very good in jars.
Serve with a fluffy cake or a scoop of ice cream …
Enjoy your meal from
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What does “25 l of water” mean?
What does “0.05 l (1/20 th) liter on the measuring cup, rum” mean?
2.5 litres of water
50ml of rhum
What does “25 l of water” as well as “0.05 l (1/20 th) liter on the measuring cup, rum” mean?
2.5 litres and 50ml
1. “Put these slices in a bowl of cold salted water. Bring to a boil, drain them.”
Please explain, how much of water and salt should I use for 1 kg of papaya.
2. “Take a baked dish and place the papaya quarters vertically and tightly. Pour in the sugar, vanilla, rum and water.”
How much water and rum should I use for this step?
1. enough cold water to cover the papaya
2. as per the ingredients list
Gert, thank you very much. However, in the ingredients list there is 2.5 liters of water. How much water I should pour together with sugar, vanilla and rum on step 2? Maybe you can tell this from your experience.
Gert,
Does salted water on step 1 mean “enough cold water to cover papaya” plus 1 pinch of salt?