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GRATED PURPLE YAM HOW TO

But that’s a personal preference and the consistency might not bother you at all. The only thing I don’t like is the consistency of the jam - it feels slightly gummier compared to fresh ube. Add a teaspoon of ube extract to enhance the ube flavour. Nothing beats the taste of fresh ube but I’ve made ube jam using frozen grated ube and they’re good too. Can I use frozen grated ube when making ube halaya Whatever method you choose, your ube will taste delicious. What you want to do is allow the ube to cool then grate them using a cheese grater. Grating will add at least another 30 minutes to your prep time but you have a better chance of getting rid of those fibre strands. However if, for example, you’re giving these away for Christmas and you want your homemade gifts not only to taste perfect but to look perfect too, grating might be the better option for you. They’re soft and we don’t notice them 90% of the time. The only caveat is you will see (and sometimes feel in your mouth) strands of fibre in the ube. And while the halaya remains creamy, mashed yams result to a chunkier consistency, which I like. Mashing is easier and takes no time at all. The traditional way to make halayang ube is to grate the ube. Grated ube or mashed ube - which is better Once you get the consistency you like, transfer to a heat-proof container, allow to cool, enjoy! Expert tips and recipe FAQsĮasy, right? See below for more tips and FAQs to make the best ube halaya every time. Just remember that the halaya will continue to set and thicken as it cools and when it’s chilled in the fridge. If you prefer it thinner and more spreadable, stop stirring sooner. I usually stir until it becomes almost difficult to stir, about another 10 minutes, because I prefer ube that’s a little bit firmer, the way my lola used to make it. Whether you continue stirring after this is up to you it depends on how thick or spreadable you want your jam to be. You know your ube is done when your jam pretty much stays in place when you drag your spoon down the middle of your pan (around 30 minutes). Other than that, you only need:įirst let’s cook our fresh ube (if using frozen grated ube, see FAQs). If you prefer to grate them, you’ll need a cheese grater. I use our potato masher to mash the yams. You don’t need special tools to make ube at home.

Fresh ube or Filipino purple yam (if not available, frozen grated ube will work in a pinch).

To make homemade ube halaya, you’ll need: On to making ube halaya we go! Ingredients The traditional way to make halayang ube is to grate cooked ube but you know me, I’m a really lazy cook so I mash mine instead. But you’ll definitely need extract if you can only find frozen grated ube just to pump up the ube flavour. My final recipe also doesn’t include ube extract I use fresh ube (called purple heart yams here) and it doesn’t need it at all. When I was recipe testing, I found that coconut milk tends to overpower the flavour of ube and I wanted my halaya to be ube, pure and simple. My recipe for ube halaya doesn’t contain coconut milk. Some cooks add a teaspoon of ube extract. Some recipes include condensed milk, some don’t. It differs by region, by province, by family.

GRATED PURPLE YAM HOW TO

And if our grandmas can do it….Īnyway, if you google how to make ube halaya, you’ll discover that there are a 101 ways to make it. And I think the stirring is the one thing that discourages people from making homemade ube jam.īut it’s really not that bad. Making Filipino ube is actually very simple. Make your own ube halaya jam and you won’t look back.

So forget those ready-made, generic ube jams at the store. But if you’re 10,000 miles away from home, this is as good as it gets. This ube jam, it’s pretty darn close to Good Shepherd if I say so myself. I’ve tried the ube jams available to me here and frankly, they make me want to cry.īut a little hiccup won’t stop us ube fans, right? So I set out to make my own ube jam, both nervous and excited because I’ve become such an ube snob. So when my ube halaya (also called halayang ube) supply ran out and the travel restrictions hit, I was stuck. If you’re a Filipino, you know Good Shepherd ube halaya is it. I’ve always had a steady supply of Good Shepherd Convent ube from my family in Manila. One thing they have in common: ube halaya ( Filipino purple yam jam or simply, ube jam) is a main ingredient. Ube is my jam. I make a lot of ube desserts, like: