Recipes jam from garden strawberries for the winter
There are many recipes for making jam from garden strawberries for the winter. But most often they use three methods: ordinary jam, fruit jam and “Five minutes”.For the preparation of jam, strawberries are used, sugar, water and citric acid.
rules
To make the jam quality, you need to know a few basic rules. For example, hot jam is poured only in the same temperature glass containers, and cold - in cooled jars.
Strawberries are a very tender berry, so it cannot lie for a long time. After collection, it will be necessary to process it on the same day, if the hostess does not want flies or mold to appear.
The lids are sterilized on a mandatory basis, otherwise a mold will form after seaming under them inside the jar.
Classic method
The strawberry season ends, but I want to always have a special delicacy in the basement - strawberry jam. It is kept for a long time, and it is not a shame to put it on the table. For the density, you can add pectin, then the syrup will be like jelly, which is why the dish becomes especially tasty.
For a small amount of jam, you can take 1 kg of berries, which will take 1.5 kg of sugar and 300 ml of water. All this is gently mixed, put 1-2 g of citric acid. Boil syrup need, constantly stirring and removing the foam. On average, the process takes 15-20 minutes.
Then pour the jam on the banks, roll, wrap, and allow to cool slowly. The advantage of this method is in the relative speed of cooking a great delicacy.
Pay special attention to the sterilization of cans. They must be hot when jam is placed in them. The lids are also treated in boiling water, otherwise the banks will simply explode, and all the work of the hostess will be wasted.
With stem
To prepare the billet for the winter, you need to take 1 kg of strawberries with stems and 1 kg of sugar, which you will need to pour 500 ml of water with the addition of 1-2 g of citric acid.
At the first stage, we place a container of berries filled with sugar for a few hours in a dark place so that the strawberries give more juice. When it stands out in sufficient quantity, and the sugar is dissolved, set the pan on the fire and cook for five minutes, removing the foam. Then remove the saucepan and place it on the table for a day, covering it with a lid.
At the second stage, you will need to bring the syrup to a boil again, boil for 15-20 minutes. Now it can be packaged in banks. This method is justified with a large number of strawberries and a small amount of berries, since the complexity of the process is significantly reduced.
"Five minutes"
If there is no time for a long processing of the berries, then you can do even more simply. We take 1 kg of berries and the same amount of sugar, mix and let it brew for three hours.
Juice with berries in an enamelled container is brought to a boil and cooked over low heat for five minutes, stirring constantly. After the jam is allowed to settle for two hours, at this time the mass cools. Properly cooked dessert should be thick and have a rich color. The advantage of this method is that more vitamins and other beneficial substances are stored.
In syrup
For the preparation of this jam, only the berry, which has dense pulp, is suitable, so you need to sort out the collected strawberries. For one kilogram of berries you will need:
- kilogram of sugar;
- one and a half glasses of water;
- two grams of citric acid, which plays the role of a preservative.
First, prepare the sugar syrup, which should boil on the fire. In it carefully lay out strawberries, bring to a boil and boil for five minutes. It is desirable to remove the foam, although not all housewives do it.
Using a colander, the berries are separated from the juice, which is again brought to a boil, and citric acid is added to it. Turn off the gas, lay out the already boiled berries and leave for a few hours to infuse. Ready jam is spread in banks, if it is cold, then the container should be at room temperature.
Under the "fur coat"
This recipe for a delicious thick delicacy is popular with housewives. As a result, the syrup is obtained transparent, and the berries - whole.For the preparation will require a kilogram of berries and a half kilogram of sugar.
Strawberries are sorted, washed, so that it is clean. From above fall asleep sugar, so that it covers all the berries. In this state, leave for the night, because during this time the necessary juice will stand out.
This amount of strawberries will require an enameled pan with a capacity of 8 liters. Pour juice there and boil, but without berries. They are added five minutes after boiling. Mixing is not necessary, you can sometimes shake the container.
After boiling some syrup with berries, turn off the fire, cover the pan with a lid and wrap a towel. The container will need to be placed in cold water so that the jam is completely cooled. The water in the basin will need to be changed several times, since it will quickly heat up from the pan and the jam in it.
Dessert made from fresh strawberries will be stored for a year or longer if done correctly. Whatever way you choose, you get tasty, healthy garden strawberry jam, which you will enjoy all winter. In addition to the amazing taste, this dessert is very healthy. It can be used not only for tea, but also with milk, bake buns, make dumplings or cook compote.
Strawberry jam is best kept in the cellar, where it can stand for several years and not change its taste.
To learn how to make strawberry jam, see the next video.