What can be cooked from strawberries?

Summer has come - it means it's time for strawberries! Today, this small fragrant red berry can be found on forest glades, plains, and even on the roadsides.Whose table does not cost strawberries in summer, because it is rich in various vitamins and the dishes prepared from it are light, tasty and fragrant.

Strawberry features will amaze the imagination of any hostess. You can make jam, jam, mashed potatoes, soufflé, smoothies, jelly, marmalade and even wine from it.

This berry has a calming effect, if you add it to tea or cook compote. Beneficial strawberries look, if you use it as a filling for a pie, cupcake or pies. It goes well with other berries, fruits and herbs, especially lemon, mint and banana.

There are different opinions on this issue. Some say that the berry must be washed from the dirt, others - that the strawberries grown in nature far from the plants, and so clean, and you can safely eat. Try to figure it out.

Soft strawberries grown in the forest, you need to carefully collect in containers so that it does not hit the trash like leaves and earth. In this case, you can not touch and wash the strawberries. Feel free to add it to the compote, jam, or eat fresh berries.

Now, armed with this knowledge, we can safely begin cooking!

In winter, on cold evenings, it is pleasant to pamper yourself with strawberry jam or jam.

Here you can add any other berry: strawberries or blueberries.

You will need: strawberries - 1 kg, sugar - 800 g (if you want more sweet, then 1 kg), water - 100 ml.

1. Fill the strawberries with cool water for 10 minutes, then drain. Repeat the action several times if necessary.
2. After rinsing, put the strawberries in a colander so that the water is completely glass.
3. Pour 100 ml of water into a pan for jam and transfer the berry into it. Add sugar, mix gently to sugar in the berries. Leave the pan for 20-30 minutes. To give the strawberries juice.
4. Put the pan on a medium heat, boil for 10-15 minutes after boiling, constantly stirring and removing the foam.
5. Jam is ready. But it is better to boil it about 10 minutes the next day. and cover with a towel. Ready-made jam can be eaten immediately or decomposed on prepared cans and left until winter.

You can determine the density for yourself, if you want, add gelatin.

You will need: strawberries - 1 kg, sugar - 1 kg.

1. Go through the berry, wash well, remove the pedicels.
2. Put the strawberries in a pan, add sugar, leave for 10-15 minutes. Let her give juice.
3. Cook over low heat, stirring regularly and removing the froth, until the sugar is completely soluble.
4. Remove the jam from the stove, cool, then grind in a blender to a uniform consistency.
5. Put the jam on the stove 2 times and cook on low heat for about 20 minutes. If you want jam thicker, then add gelatin at this stage.
6. Pour the prepared jam into the jars. Before that, sterilize them.

If you do not want to wait until winter and treat yourself to delicious strawberries in the summer, then there are several win-win cooking methods.

Easy dessert that will suit everyone.

You will need: strawberries - 300 g, cream 20% - 20 ml, sugar - 150 g, gelatin - 2 tbsp. spoons.

1. Soak gelatin in cool water and let it brew. Put it on fire. Remove from heat after boiling, then cool.
2. Rinse the strawberries and grind to a smooth state.
3. Whip cream with sugar.
4. Stir both masses together.
5. Pour the mass into the molds and refrigerate for 3-4 hours. Enjoy!

Unmatched treat for every day. Suitable as a dessert or a full breakfast.

You will need: strawberries - 500 g, milk - 1 standard glass, honey - 2-3 tbsp. spoons, vanillin - to taste, mint - a couple of leaves.

1. Wash the berry under running water, dry, remove the tails.
2. Put the strawberries in a blender.
3. Add honey and vanilla, pour milk.
4. Grind in a blender contents until smooth.
5. Pour into glasses, add ice to the smoothie if desired. Garnish with smoothies and fresh mint leaves.

This delicacy is perfect for any meal.

You will need: strawberries - 350 g, sugar - 100 g, gelatin - 15 g, vanillin - to taste.

1. Soak the gelatin in cool water.
2. Rinse the berries thoroughly. Add vanillin and sugar, mix.
3. Put the berries in a bowl, pour the gelatin.
4. Put the mass in the refrigerator until it solidifies.

These are just a few recipes for cooking strawberries, but the number of possible dishes from strawberries is much greater. Do not be afraid to experiment and create new culinary masterpieces!

You will learn about the beneficial properties of strawberries in the following video.