Apple and carrot juice, stored for the winter, becomes a real lifesaver for summer residents in fruitful years. After all, with the help of an electric juicer you can process a huge amount of fruits and vegetables. This product retains the largest amount of useful substances that are so necessary for the human body during the cold season and during outbreaks of colds.
Features of preparing apple juice with carrots for the winter
It’s easy to create a natural preparation at home. But certain rules must be followed. Prepared fruits and vegetables are first sorted out. Specimens that are overripe or spoiled are rejected. Then the remaining fruits are thoroughly washed under running cold water. Vegetables are peeled and fruit stems are removed. Place apples and carrots on a clean cloth to drain the water.
Recipe Ingredients
To create natural juice you will need:
- apples – 2 kg;
- carrots – 1 kg;
- granulated sugar – 400 g.
Some housewives add citric acid (1/4 teaspoon) in order to increase the storage time of the product.
Product selection rules
Fruits and vegetables should be juicy, sweet and dense, of early and super-early varieties. They contain enough juice, so the output is a lot of drink. If you take sour apples, you will need to add a large amount of granulated sugar.
How to properly prepare the container?
The finished product is poured into a well-washed and sterilized container. Usually these are half-liter or liter glass jars. When preparing them, you need to make sure that no cracks appear on the surface, otherwise they will burst when pouring juice into the container.
Lids are made of polyethylene or tin. Before closing, they are treated with boiling water.
How to make apple-carrot juice using a juicer?
And the drink is prepared in the following sequence:
- Pass the apples through a juicer.
- Place the mixture in a deep container and let stand for 15 minutes.
- Strain it in small portions through cheesecloth.
- Pass the carrots through a juicer.
- Place the resulting product in small portions in a sieve and filter.
- Pour both juices into a saucepan with a thick bottom, add white sugar. Mix everything thoroughly.
- Bring the mixture to a boil, but do not boil.
- Pour into prepared container and seal.
Place the containers on a horizontal surface with the lids on top and cover with a cotton blanket. After the drink has cooled, refrigerate the jars.
Further storage of the finished product
The best place to store the workpiece is the refrigerator or cellar. In these places it will not lose its taste for 6-8 months. It is worth knowing that the product cannot be frozen. Keep the juice in an uncorked jar in a cool place for no longer than a day.
When a fruit and vegetable are combined, the taste of the juice is not so sour and sugary when only apples are used to prepare it. In addition, carrots give the drink a sunny color. Preparing carrot-apple juice does not require a woman much time. Just a couple of hours - and the aromatic and appetizing drink is ready. How nice it will be to drink a glass of drink in the cold winter and remember the bright moments of summer.
To ensure that all the beneficial substances of the product are absorbed, you need to add a little heavy cream when serving. If children or people with gastrointestinal diseases drink the concentrated juice, it should be diluted slightly with boiled water.
