Gooseberries are a tasty and healthy berry. Everyone knows about freezing, jam and compotes made from it. Any housewife, if possible, prepares such delicacies from this berry of different varieties for the winter. But not many people know that gooseberries can be pickled. There are several recipes for this unusual product. Let's look at the intricacies of its preparation.
Features of pickling gooseberries for the winter
Pickling gooseberries has some secrets and features.To get a truly tasty product, you should pay attention to the following tips:
- For this dish, large, slightly unripe fruits are taken. If you take soft ones, they will turn into mush.
- For canning, salt, sugar and vinegar are used, but other ingredients can be added to obtain an unusual taste.
- You can pour hot or cold brine over the berries.
- It is better to choose small jars for the product - 500 or 800 ml; it is convenient to store the finished dish in them.
If you follow the rules, you can prepare a delicious dish.
Preparing containers and ingredients
Jars and lids for dishes are washed well with a cleaning agent. Then the container should be sterilized over steam or in the oven. The finished jars are set aside to maintain their cleanliness.
Gooseberries must be washed before use. You can use both green and red fruits.
The branches and tails are cut off from each berry with scissors. Then they need to be pierced with a needle so that they do not burst during the cooking process.
How to pickle gooseberries?
There are several ways to prepare an interesting dish. You can add various components to get an original flavor.
Recipe with salty marinade
To prepare a dish with salty marinade, you need to prepare the following ingredients:
- gooseberries – 0.6-0.7 kg;
- currant or cherry leaves - 2-3 pcs.;
- garlic - a couple of cloves;
- hot chili pepper – 0.5 pcs.;
- dill umbrellas – 2 pcs.;
- mint leaves – 2-3 pcs.;
- vinegar - 5 tbsp. spoon;
- salt – 50 g.
Process:
- Place dill, mint, garlic, cherry or currant leaves on the bottom of the prepared jars.
- Sprinkle gooseberries.
- Pour boiling water, cover with a lid and leave for 5 minutes.
- Drain the marinade, boil and pour into jars again.
- Pour the liquid into the pan again, add salt, and leave until boiling.
- After the marinade boils, add vinegar.
- Pour the prepared solution into jars and seal them.
Sweet marinade
Gooseberries in a sweet marinade have an interesting flavor. The recipe is simple and does not require much effort.
Ingredients:
- berries – 0.6 kg;
- cinnamon – 1 teaspoon;
- cloves – 5 pcs.;
- peppercorns – 5 pcs.;
- sugar – 150 g;
- vinegar - 1.5 tbsp. l.
Preparation:
- Prepare the container and berries.
- Fill the jars with fruits, add spices,
- Add sugar and vinegar to 1 liter of boiling water.
- Pour the marinade into jars and cover with lids.
- Place a towel on the bottom of the pan, pour water, and place the jars. Place the container on the fire and sterilize for about 8 minutes.
- Close the jars with metal lids and leave to cool completely under warm clothes.
With garlic
The dish according to this recipe is prepared without sterilization, so it does not require much effort and time.
Components for a 0.5 l jar:
- gooseberries (full jar);
- black and allspice peas - 2 pcs.;
- cloves – 2 pcs.;
- cherry leaves – 2-3 pcs.;
- garlic – 8 cloves;
- bay leaf – 1 pc.;
- table vinegar 9% - 2 tbsp. spoons;
- salt – 1 tbsp. spoon;
- sugar – 3 tbsp. spoons;
- water – 0.5 l.
Preparation:
- Prepare all the berries - wash, trim the tails, and prick with a toothpick.
- Place garlic, cherry leaves and other spices at the bottom of sterilized jars.
- Add gooseberries.
- For the marinade, mix salt, sugar and water and boil. Pour the finished mixture into a jar, cover the top with a lid and place a towel for 10 minutes.
- After this time, drain the liquid and boil.
- Pour vinegar into the container, add marinade and roll up.
Without sterilization
Pickling gooseberries without sterilization is very simple.
You will need:
- gooseberries – 2.8 kg;
- cherry leaves - a large handful;
- peppercorns – 27 pcs.;
- cloves – 27 pcs.;
- sugar – 11 tbsp. spoon;
- salt – 3 tbsp. spoons;
- vinegar essence 70% - 25 ml or 6 teaspoons.
How to cook:
- Prepare the berries.
- Place 3 pieces in jars. cloves and pepper, a small amount of leaves and gooseberries.
- Pour boiling water to the top and leave for 5 minutes.
- Pour water into a saucepan, add the remaining cherry leaves, and boil for 5 minutes.
- Take out the leaves, add salt, sugar and pour in 1 tbsp. water.
- Pour vinegar into the boiling marinade, stir and immediately pour into jars.
- Seal the container and set aside to cool.
Salted gooseberries
This is a fairly simple recipe, but the dish will be very tasty. For preparation you will need:
- berries – 1.5 kg;
- cherry or currant leaves - 10 pcs.;
- cloves – 12-14 pcs.;
- peppercorns – 12-14 pcs.;
- sugar – 8 tbsp. spoon;
- salt – 1.5 tbsp. spoons;
- vinegar essence 70% - 3 teaspoons.
Preparation:
- Wash the berries, trim the tails, prick with a needle or toothpick.
- Prepare jars and lids.
- Place the berries in a container, put a couple of currant leaves, cloves and pepper on top.
- Pour boiling water over the fruits.
- After 5 minutes, pour the liquid into a saucepan, add the leaves and boil for 7 minutes.
- Remove the leaves, pour in a glass of water, salt, sugar and let it boil again.
- The finished liquid is poured into jars with gooseberries, and after five minutes they are drained again.
- Bring the drained marinade to a boil and, adding vinegar, pour it over the fruit. Cover with lids.
Where is the best place to store supplies?
It is advisable to keep pickled gooseberries in a cool place. If there is no such place, then it is allowed to leave the jars at room temperature.However, you need to make sure that there is no battery or open fire nearby.
If cold brine was used for the preparation, then such a product can only be stored in the refrigerator.
