Among the many blanks of red currant for the winter, jams deserve special attention. This tasty and healthy product is easy to prepare. Below you can find a proven recipe from experienced chefs.
Selection and preparation of ingredients
Rinse the berries in a bowl with cool water without peeling them. Dry fruits in the open air. After this simple preparation, you can proceed directly to cooking.
Red Currant Jam Recipe
1.1 L 60 min.
Nutritional value per 100 g:
- Place the currants in a bowl and sprinkle with sugar.
- Mix the components thoroughly.
- Put the container on high heat for 10 minutes, stir the ingredients constantly.
- When foaming begins, stir the product even more intensely.
- Strain the mixture through a sieve into the pan, squeezing with a spatula.
- Remove the foam.
- Stir and pour into sterilized jars.
- Leave the jam to cool completely.
- Cork jars with clean iron lids.
Important! To sterilize the jars, rinse them with soda and put in the microwave with a glass half full of water for 5 minutes.
Classic recipe
2.5 L 60 min.
Nutritional value per 100 g:
- Pour the berries with water and boil over high heat.
- Boil the product for 5 minutes.
- Remove from heat and kill with a blender.
- Pour in sugar, mix.
- Put the mixture on medium heat and cook for about 30 minutes.
- Remove the jam from the heat, pour into sterilized jars and cork with lids.
Did you know? Currant bushes are excellent honey plants. Flying around 1 hectare of plantings, bees can produce 100 kg of honey.
Redcurrant jam without cooking
2.2 L30 min.
Nutritional value per 100 g:
- Twist the berries and sugar through a meat grinder.
- Leave the container with the mixture to twist for 3 hours, stirring occasionally to completely dissolve the sugar.
- After the specified time, put the product on fire and bring to a boil, but do not boil.
- Remove the jam from the heat and roll it into sterilized jars.
Did you know? Berries currants have a unique property: in there are more unripe fruits of vitamin C than in ripe ones.
Features of storage of blanks
You can store boiled jams outside the refrigerator. It is recommended to keep preservation in the cellar, basement or closet. For storage, you can choose a balcony, but the banks should be closed from lighting. At a temperature of +10 ... + 15 ° C in a dark place, the workpieces are stored for 1 to 3 months.
Currant jam is an excellent preparation for winter storage. An easy-to-cook dish not only pleases with a pleasant taste, but also preserves summer vitamins for the cold season.
