How to cook a delicious thick strawberry jam?

Strawberry jam is a very tasty dessert that can be eaten both independently and with various pastries. Unlike most sweets, it has a positive effect on the human body, if used in moderation. And it is very easy to cook it, because you really do not need to worry about the integrity of the berries. But so that everything works out as it should, control the process and adhere to certain rules is still worth it.

Before preparing a thick jam, you need to properly prepare the berries. Strawberries should be selected only ripe and good, in any case not rotten. Before you cook the product, all the berries must be carefully bruised, tear off the tails, and wash.

Then the whole strawberries need to chop. You can simply grind in a meat grinder, knead with your hands or grind with a blender. After that, you can add sugar.

In order to make delicious strawberry jam, as well as make thick confiture, you need to follow the rules and keep the proportions. After preparing the berries need to do the sterilization of cans. You can do this in the oven by placing them on a baking sheet, or you can steam it over a container with water. After such sterilization, the container must be dried well.

Cookware for making jam can be used enameled, but in this case, the jam must be constantly interfered so that it does not burn. Therefore, it is better to take a stainless steel pot, as ordinary metal utensils can be oxidized. Most often for the preparation of jam and jams using copper basins.

Already chopped berries should be placed in cooked dishes and add sugar. The proportions should be equal: one to one. But if you use different thickeners, such as pectin or regular gelatin, then sugar can be taken quite a bit.

You can prepare such a tasty dish in different ways. The easiest way to cook it in a conventional container on the stove or in a slow cooker. It is prepared with gelatin or completely without a thickener. You can use pectin. Also in the jam, you can add your favorite ingredients to taste.

This delicacy is prepared quite quickly and on cold winter evenings it cheers everyone up with its rich aroma.

Required components:

• 2.5 kg of ripe strawberries;
• 2.5 kg of granulated sugar;
• juice from one lemon.

Step-by-step recipe will be as follows.

1. Berries need to be washed well and let the water drain a little.
2. Then they should be poured with sugar and left for 2.5 hours. This is done so that the strawberries make juice. After that, you need to drain all the juice and put it on the stove. When it boils, add the remaining strawberries.
3. Lemon juice should be added after all boils. This will give the jam the opportunity to preserve a beautiful color, as well as dilute the sweet taste of strawberries.
4. It is necessary to cook this dish for 12-15 minutes, after which it should be removed from the stove and let the product cool slightly.
5. Next, the whole mass should be crushed in a blender and put to cook for another 35-40 minutes.
6. After that, the jam can be poured into cooked jars and close them tightly. Then all the banks must be turned over and wrapped up with something warm.

You can store them both in the basement and in the pantry.

Cooking this dish is also easy and simple, however, its name will be different - confiture. Its structure in the end turns out a little denser, more like strawberry jelly. To prepare it, you will need much less granulated sugar, which will make the product less calorie.

Ingredients:

• 2.5 kg of ripe strawberries;
• 1 kg of sugar;
• 1 tbsp. l citric acid;
• 1 tbsp. l gelatin.

The cooking steps are as follows.

1. Prepared strawberries should be poured with sugar and put for a few hours to let the berries juice.
2. Then they need to boil and cook for 8-10 minutes.After that, all you need to grind a little in a blender and cool slightly.
3. Next, the finished mass must be placed in the multicooker bowl and press the "quenching" button. The timer must be set to 60 minutes.
4. After that, you need to add gelatin, which has already managed to swell and mix well.

Ready confiture can be poured into jars and closed with lids.

Required Products:

• 1.5 kg of ripe strawberries;
• 400 grams of sugar;
• 25 g of pectin.

We prepare as follows.

1. Strawberries must be well washed and mixed with sugar. After that, everything must be ground in a blender.
2. Ready mashed potatoes need to be poured into a saucepan and cook for 4 to 10 minutes.
3. After that, add pectin and mix everything again.

Ready jam can be closed and put on the place of storage.

It will be very interesting to complement the taste of strawberry delicacy with an unusual component, for example, an orange.

Would need:

• 1.5 kg of fresh strawberries;
• 0.7 kg of granulated sugar;
• 0.7 kg of orange;
• 50 g of gelatin.

Step-by-step recipe:

1. berries must be washed and cleaned from the tails, then grind in a blender;
2. with an orange you need to do the same way, but first you need to clean it of all partitions and peel;
3. then orange and strawberries should be mixed with sugar and cooked on a small fire for 25 minutes, and then left for a while;
4. when the mass is completely cooled, it must be set on fire and boil again for 10 minutes;
5. at the very end you need to add gelatin, which is already diluted and swollen, and stir.

Ready jam right after preparation needs to be poured into jars.

For the preparation of such delicacies will need the following components:

• 1.5 kg of ripe strawberries;
• 1.5 kg of lemons;
• 40 g of pectin;
• 2 kg of granulated sugar.

Step-by-step cooking recommendations:

1. Lemons must be crushed together with the zest in a blender (one lemon can be left), the same must be done with strawberries;
2. after that they need to be mixed with sugar;
3. the remaining lemon should be cut into small pieces and add to lemon puree;
4. both masses must be cooked in separate dishes for 6 minutes;
5. after both masses have cooled, it is necessary to boil it still for 6 minutes;
6. then in each part you need to add pectin and boil for another 4 minutes.

Ready confiture needs to be poured into jars in layers alternately. After which the container should be closed with lids.

Required components:

• 1.5 kg of fresh strawberries;
• 2 kg of granulated sugar.

Step-by-step recipe:

1. strawberries must be prepared, then pour boiling water;
2. then you need to grind it in puree and mix with sugar;
3. after which the mass must be decomposed into banks and put in a cold place.

The product can be used at any time and no need to go to the basement.

By adding a few mint leaves, you can drastically change the taste of jam. This recipe is a great example.

Ingredients:

• 1.5 kg of ripe strawberries;
• 1.7 kg of granulated sugar;
• mint leaves;
• small lemon;
• 200 g of boiled water;
• 25 g of gelatin.

You need to cook like this:

1. first you need to make an infusion of mint leaves, they need to pour boiling water and let it brew for 35-40 minutes;
2. after that, sugar should be poured into it and boiled syrup;
3. then there must be add chopped strawberries, and lemon juice;
4. when the mass boils, it must be cooked for another 6-8 minutes;
5. at the end, add the swollen gelatin and mix everything very well.

Ready confiture pour on banks and close the lids.

This unusual compound will give the dish an interesting aftertaste. In addition, this delicacy can be used to prepare various desserts.

Required components:

• 1 kg of ripe strawberries;
• 1 kg of granulated sugar;
• several pieces badiana;
• 4-5 grains of cardamom (can be more depending on preferences);
• 1 lemon

Step-by-step recipe:

1. berries must be prepared and mashed;
2. after that, they should be mixed with granulated sugar and cooked on a small fire;
3. then you need to add cardamom and badin; it is better to do this in gauze so that it is more convenient to remove them later;
4. when the mass boils, it is necessary to fill up the lemon zest grated on a fine grater, as well as pour in the juice;
5. You need to prepare such jam for 5-7 minutes, after which you need to remove the spices.

Then you can pour such a delicious treat in jars and close them with lids.

You can use pasteurization. For this it is necessary to put jars of jam in a large container. The water in it should be heated to 75 degrees. The procedure should last 20 minutes with the lid closed. After that, the banks must be closed and stored.

Making strawberry jam does not take much time, but such a dessert will surely delight you with its taste and aroma in winter. Especially if you add interesting ingredients to it. In addition, this delicacy has many useful properties and makes it possible to obtain additional vitamins, so necessary at this time.

For information on how to make a thick strawberry jam with agar, see the following video.