Mashed strawberries with sugar: properties and recipes

Such a long-awaited, but such a short strawberry season pushes housewives to search for new options for harvesting berries for the future.What if traditional jam and jams are a bit fed up? Prepare "live" jam - strawberries, ground with sugar.

Speaking of strawberries grated with sugar, it should be noted that in such a dessert the berry remains fresh. It is not surprising that it has almost the same properties as strawberries, only picked from a bush. In the composition of the berries are many organic acids, which determine the light sour taste.

Strawberries are one of the “garden” champions in vitamin C content, so the wiped dessert has a pronounced cough and immuno-strengthening effect. It can be used as a preventive measure against influenza and colds, vitamin deficiency, as well as to promote faster recovery from illness.

Vitamin E, also contained in the berry, is an antioxidant - it binds radionuclides, removes toxins, and also slows down the aging of the body. Vitamin B3 (niacin) is another component that is present in large amounts in strawberry and sugar. B vitamins are involved in metabolic processes, blood formation, they have a beneficial effect on the skin, and niacin also strengthens the heart.

Potassium and magnesium, which are also abundant in strawberries, also have a positive effect on the cardiovascular system. Potassium also helps maintain water-alkaline balance and removes excess fluid from the body. Magnesium has anticonvulsant action, essential for the functioning of the nervous system.

A large amount of calcium in the dessert, which is necessary primarily for the health of bones and teeth. In addition, it is combined with ascorbic acid, which improves its absorption. Calcium “helps” phosphorus, which also maintains the strength of the skeletal system, as well as improves cerebral circulation.

The composition of the dessert also includes sodium, which is responsible for the water-salt balance in the body, helping to maintain all trace elements in the blood in the desired state. This, in turn, ensures proper nutrition of all tissues.

If we talk about trace elements, then most of all in the composition of the dessert of iron, necessary for providing the organs with oxygen. The second place is occupied by copper, which is responsible for the production of collagen. Slightly lower amounts of selenium are found, contributing to the production of antibodies. Also present in the composition of manganese.

Strawberry is rich in fisetin, a variety of flavonoids that positively affect brain cells and reduce the intensity of their aging.

Since this strawberry dessert is not cooked, you need to take care of its preservation for the winter. It will help in this natural preservative, which serves as a sugar. It turns out that in the ground strawberry it is used not only for taste, but also for preserving the dessert, which means that its quantity cannot be reduced.

The classic recipe assumes a 1: 1 ratio of sugar and berries. That is, a kilogram of sugar is also needed for 1 kilogram of berries. If the strawberries are quite acidic or lemon is also included, the amount of granulated sugar can be increased to 1200-1300 grams. May increase the amount of sugar. Then for 1 part of the berries is taken 1.5 parts of sweetener. This will help increase the shelf life of strawberries. To take more or less of these volumes should not be, because in the first case, the berries will be sugared, in the second they will start to deteriorate.

As a rule, the recipe indicates the amount of sweetener to mix it with berries, however, another 100-150 grams is required to make a “lid” on the surface of the composition before closing the can.

Preparation of berries begins with their sorting. Despite the fact that in this dessert strawberry is a puree, you can not use damaged or rotted berries. They can trigger fermentation processes and spoil the workpiece.

You should use ripe berries without cracks, damage and traces of insects. It is important to remember that even a slight violation of the integrity of the berries indicates that pathogenic bacteria could penetrate through it. Considering that the strawberry grated is not subjected to heat treatment, this can be very dangerous.

The next step is washing the berries. Strawberries are very delicate, easy to crush and damage. In addition, it quickly absorbs moisture. This should be kept in mind when preparing raw materials. Wash strawberries should be in small portions, using a colander. No need to turn it over with your hands or a spoon, shake the colander lightly enough. Rinse the berries should be under gentle pressure, and only in cool water.

Clean berries need to give 10-12 minutes to glass excess water. After that, they are laid out in one layer on a clean towel, where they have to dry completely. Now you can start cleaning the tails, after washing your hands with soap and water.

It seems that strawberries, twisted with sugar, is so simple a recipe that there is only one way to make it. However, in practice, everything is different. We introduce you to the most popular proven recipes of this useful dessert.

1 kg of berries need to grind through a sieve and pour in mashed 1 kg of sugar. Hand-pounded strawberry mass is more dense and does not contain bones. Mix everything thoroughly and leave the mass in a saucepan for 2-3 hours to completely dissolve the sugar. This also requires periodically mixed composition.

After the sugar crystals are no longer felt in the puree, it should be distributed in sterile jars and put into the refrigerator. If the strawberry mass seems acidic, you can increase the sugar content to 1200-1300 grams.

First of all, you need to turn the strawberries into mashed potatoes. This can be done with a blender or scrolling through a meat grinder.

Now whipped strawberries fit into a pre-sterilized jar, a layer of berries should be 2-3 cm thick, on top of it - a layer of sugar the same thickness. Next, you need to alternate layers of sugar and grated berries, but the last layer must be sugar. You can slightly increase its thickness to 3-3.5 cm. Such a sugar "lid" will ensure the duration of storage of the dessert. After that, it remains only to cork it with a lid and send it for storage in the refrigerator.

Lemon in this recipe is used not only for taste, but also acts as a natural preservative. In addition, its addition enhances the use of grated strawberries, by increasing the level of ascorbic acid in the dish.

1 kg of berries requires 1-2 lemons and 1 kg of sugar. Lemon should be washed and scalded with boiling water, and then cut into small pieces, the peel does not need to be cleaned. Roll berries and citrus through a meat grinder.

After the strawberry-citrus mass is ready, you should add sugar to it, mix and wait until it is completely dissolved.The final stage - shifting it to the banks.

This method is not a recipe in the true sense of the word, but a method of freezing and storing strawberries. It is necessary to grind 1 kg of berries with the same amount of sugar. Next will need molds or ice packs. They are filled with berry mass and frozen. When red ice chips form in the tins, they can be removed and put into containers with lids or plastic bags for more compact storage.

You can use freshly ground strawberries as a separate dish or add to tea, prepare fruit drinks and compotes. Sufficiently juicy and fragrant, the mass is suitable for impregnation of biscuits, making cocktails. It can be added to milk and dairy dishes, cottage cheese, put on a sandwich or toast. If in the middle of winter you want to taste jam or make marmalade, it is enough to boil the mass with pectin or gelatin.

However, great taste - not the only reason for the popularity of grated strawberries. She will help out during the flu season and colds. It is enough to add it to tea, drink it with milk or eat fresh. It is necessary to leave a little delicacy and at the end of winter - the beginning of spring, because it is at this time that beriberi, chronic fatigue and a decline in activity are observed. Rich in vitamins and minerals berry will quickly get rid of these troubles.

Preparing grated strawberries with sugar is quite simple, and the recommendations of experienced housewives will help make the dessert even more tasty and useful.

• So that the berry does not ferment, you can rinse it in acetic water. To do this, 1 tablespoon of vinegar 9% should be dissolved in 1 liter of water. The resulting liquid is used to wash the berries.
• For cooking, use enamel pots and pots. Due to the high acidity of the composition of strawberries, in contact with metal surfaces, is oxidized, which affects its taste. Enamelled surfaces should not have chips and scratches.
• Properly store the grated strawberries in the refrigerator, then you can close the jars with nylon covers. If you freeze the berries right in the jar, they may burst due to the difference in pressure inside and outside the container.
• Prepacked in bags, containers, or grated berries, frozen in molds, are stored in the freezer. If possible, freezing should be extreme, that is, as quickly as possible.

• Cold storage will be shorter than in the freezer. In the first case, the berries must be eaten within 3-4 months, in the second they can be stored for up to 8-10 months.
• If you decide to leave the berries at night to better dissolve the sugar, put the container in the fridge and cover it with a clean towel. In summer, in room conditions, strawberries left for such a long time are likely to start fermenting.
• An important point in the preservation of food is the sterilization of cans and lids. It is necessary to carry it out before laying the composition, but at the same time the banks should have time to dry out. Sterilization is required and covers, if nylon is used - scald with boiling water.

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