Black currant is famous for its high content of vitamins, especially ascorbic acid, which helps strengthen the immune system, is a recognized antioxidant. However, during the heat treatment of vitamin C products in them is destroyed, therefore, many housewives harvest berries for the future in the form of so-called “cold jam”. Such a “jam” is black currant, grated with sugar for the winter.
Technology Features
The main advantage of black currant, mashed with sugar, is, as already mentioned, the absence of heat treatment. But this is also its drawback: if the technology, recipe, storage conditions are not adhered to, such “jam” will quickly deteriorate. Therefore, when cooking black currants, rubbed with sugar for the winter, you must follow certain rules.
- Berries should be carefully selected, since one rotten berry in jam can spoil it completely. Rinse currants need too well, removing the stalk, the ingestion of which in the workpiece also unacceptable.
- After washing the berries, it is necessary to dry them, as the ingress of water into the “cold jam” creates an environment in it that is favorable for the development of pathogenic microorganisms. This may adversely affect the safety of the workpiece.
- Sugar is a preservative; therefore, its amount relative to that specified in the recipe cannot be reduced. It is also undesirable to increase, so that the jam is not candied.
- Banks defined for blackcurrant, rubbed with sugar, must be sterilized. It is desirable to close them tightly, to achieve tightness will allow the use of metal lids, rolled with a special key, or the type of "twist-off", that is, twisted.
- They store black currants, rubbed with sugar, in the cold: in the cellar, in the unheated storeroom, in the refrigerator. The lower the temperature, the better the “cold jam” will be stored.
Black currants can be ground for winter, combining with other berries, for example with raspberries. Such preparation will be especially useful at catarrhal diseases.
Black currant mashed with sugar: a classic recipe
Composition:
- black currant - 1 kg;
- granulated sugar - 1, 3-1, 5 kg.
Method of preparation:
- Having touched, having washed and having dried a berry, crush it. The best result can be obtained by wiping the currant through a sieve with a wooden spoon or “tolkushkoy”. In this case, the consistency of the jam will be delicate, there will be no pieces of skin in it. However, this method of grinding berries and the most time consuming. To simplify the process, you can use kitchen appliances - a meat grinder or a blender.
- Grinding a berry, pour it with granulated sugar. Grind everything, mix and put in the fridge for a day. During this time, mix the sweet mass 2-3 times.
- Spread out on sterilized jars, roll them up and immediately remove them to a cold place where they will be stored for the whole winter.
Cooking black currant with sugar for the winter takes a lot of time according to the classic recipe, but it does not allow you to use too much sugar. Sweet tooths can take advantage of a simpler recipe.
Black currant mashed with sugar: a quick recipe
Composition:
- black currant - 1 kg;
- granulated sugar - 2 kg.
Method of preparation:
- Mince the prepared (enumerated, washed and dried) berries through a meat grinder, sprinkling each cup of chopped black currants with sugar.
- Stir well, spread on sterilized jars. Spin the jars and refrigerate.
The “cold jam” made according to this recipe is thick and reminds jam in consistency.
Black currant, grated with a small amount of sugar
Composition:
- black currant - 1 kg;
- sugar - 0, 3-0, 5 kg.
Method of preparation:
- Mix grated currants with a small amount of sugar (enough glasses).
- Spread the berry in plastic containers, sprinkle with the remaining sugar.
- Close the containers and put them in the freezer.
The currant in the freezer will be stored for a long time and with a small amount of sugar. If there is not enough space in the refrigerator and freezer, you can use another recipe that allows you to store the jam just in a cool room.
Mashed black currants in syrup
Composition:
- black currant - 1 kg;
- sugar - 1, 2 kg;
- water - 0, 3 l;
- alcohol - 20 ml.
Method of preparation:
- Wipe the currants.
- Cook syrup from water and sugar.
- Strain the sugar syrup through the gauze folded in several layers.
- Boil the syrup, cool to 60 degrees, pour currants over it, mix.
- Sterilize the jars, spread the currants on them.
- Dampen parchment with alcohol by cutting circles from it into a jar. Cover the jam with parchment. Roll up the banks.
You can store this billet for the winter in any unheated room. The apartment is most often a pantry.
Black currant, grated with sugar and raspberries
Composition:
- black currant - 0, 5 kg;
- raspberry - 1 kg;
- sugar - 1, 3 kg.
Method of preparation:
- Rub the berries through a sieve, alternating between currants and raspberries, sprinkling sugar on each portion of berries.
- Put in the refrigerator for 1, 5-2 days.
- Stir, spread on the cans, close them and remove for the winter.
Such jam is good with tea during a cold because it not only strengthens the immune system, but also lowers the temperature.
Black currant, mashed with sugar, tasty and useful, as prepared according to the technology that does not involve heat treatment.
