These beautiful, tasty, aromatic and sunny berries contain many vitamins and nutrients that are essential for humans and are very refreshing on hot summer days. They are used both fresh and for the production of various savory sauces, compotes, and marmalade. An excellent option for preparing for the winter would be to prepare a variety of gooseberry jam.
- Features of preparing gooseberry jam for the winter
- Sterilization of jars and preparation of berries
- How to prepare gooseberry jam for the winter?
- Classic recipe
- Thick, with whole berries
- A simple five-minute recipe
- Royal emerald jam with cherry leaves
- No cooking
- In a slow cooker
- What can you add to gooseberry jam?
- Jam with walnuts
- With lemon
- With oranges
- With strawberries, raspberries and orange
- With strawberry
- On fructose
- With currants
- With mint
- With liqueur
- With gelatin
- On stevia
- How and for how long can you store jam?
Features of preparing gooseberry jam for the winter
When cooking, you must follow the proportions required by the recipe, especially when adding sugar. They usually put in the same amount as berries, or a little more.
It is important not to significantly exceed the duration of heat treatment so that the fruits do not overcook and lose their shape.
Sterilization of jars and preparation of berries
Use heating in the oven, steaming over a saucepan, in a slow cooker or microwave oven, where the jars are placed, a quarter filled with water. Fruits for harvesting are chosen either green or red, ripe in color, depending on the recipe. They are reviewed, rejecting crushed, rotten, spoiled berries. Also cleaned of plant debris (twigs, leaves), washed well and dried using paper or cloth towels.
How to prepare gooseberry jam for the winter?
To prepare tasty, aromatic and beautiful gooseberry jam, you need to select the right ingredients and strictly follow the recipe instructions, especially monitor the cooking time and consistency.
Classic recipe
An ordinary, simple, but tasty jam that can be easily prepared by anyone, even an inexperienced housewife. To do this, wash the gooseberries and remove the tails. Then pour into a saucepan, add water and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. Then add sugar, stir, let it boil and continue cooking for 15 minutes, skimming off the foam.After the mass has cooled, it is poured into jars.
Ingredients:
- gooseberries – 1 kilogram;
- sugar – 1 kilogram;
- water – 2 cups (500 milliliters).
Thick, with whole berries
This jam has a thick, rich consistency, an amazing aroma and will be a delicious filling for baked goods. This delicacy can be cooked from both large and small gooseberries.
Ingredients:
- gooseberries - 1.5 kilograms;
- cloves – 2-3 buds;
- fennel – 1/3 teaspoon;
- vanilla – 1/4 teaspoon;
- sugar – 1 kilogram;
- water – 250 milliliters.
A simple five-minute recipe
A proven recipe that allows you to quickly and efficiently prepare a delicious delicacy from fresh fruits. It is important to choose the berries correctly - they should be ripe, but not overripe. Take 600 grams of gooseberries, 500 grams of sugar and 100 milliliters of water. The fruits are covered with sugar, left for a day, and then, adding water, boiled for 5 minutes.
Royal emerald jam with cherry leaves
Truly imperial, original, delicious jam with an exceptional aroma. To prepare, you need to take 1 kilogram of berries, 15-20 cherry leaves, 500 milliliters of water and 1.5 kilograms of sugar. Water is poured into the pan, gooseberries and leaves are infused for 5 hours. After they are taken out, sugar is poured in and the syrup is boiled until it becomes transparent. And then berries are added to it.
No cooking
The most useful recipe that preserves all the vitamins and microelements that gooseberries are rich in. Making such jam is not difficult: take 750 grams of sugar and a large lemon per 500 grams of berries. Gooseberries and lemon with skin are twisted in a meat grinder, sugar is added and allowed to brew for 5-6 hours, and then mixed and poured into jars.
In a slow cooker
A convenient and practical way to prepare delicacies in a slow cooker. For 700 grams of gooseberries take 500 grams of sugar. They pour the berries directly into the multicooker bowl and leave to infuse for 30-40 minutes. Then mix carefully and cook in the “stew” mode for 30 minutes.
What can you add to gooseberry jam?
Such jam in itself is a delicious delicacy, but adding new ingredients only expands the flavor range, making it brighter, more original and richer.
Jam with walnuts
This jam is reminiscent of exotic oriental sweets. For 1 kilogram of gooseberry fruits take 150 grams of walnuts and 750 grams of sugar. The nuts are poured in 5 minutes before the end of cooking, and then poured into jars.
With lemon
Transparent, sunny, tasty delicacy with piquant sourness. You need to do it like this: add half a lemon, 1.3 kilograms of sugar and 2 glasses of water to 1 kilogram of berries. Then simmer for 20 minutes, add finely chopped lemon and boil for another 10 minutes.
With oranges
A delicious delicacy with a rich citrus aroma and beautiful color. Take 1 kilogram of sugar and berries, add a couple of large oranges to them. Gooseberries are passed through a meat grinder along with citrus fruits and cooked in several stages.
With strawberries, raspberries and orange
This is not only a taste, aroma, but also a vitamin bomb! Take 500 grams of strawberries and gooseberries, 250 grams of raspberries, several oranges and 1.3 kilograms of sugar. Place everything in a saucepan, put it on the fire and cook until the berries begin to release juice. Then add sugar and cook until tender, stirring constantly.
With strawberry
An option that is bright in color and taste is obtained by adding fragrant, ripe strawberries. Add 500 grams of gooseberries, garden strawberries and sugar, 1 teaspoon of vanillin and a third of a teaspoon of lime juice.
On fructose
Suitable for those who really want sweet jam, but its use is prohibited for medical reasons, in particular for diabetics. For 1 kilogram of gooseberries take 500 milliliters of water and 650 grams of fructose. For thickness, you can add pectin. It is necessary to cook for no more than 5-7 minutes.
With currants
Filled with vitamins, with a rich currant aroma and excellent sweet taste. You will need:
- 1 kilogram of black currant berries;
- and 1 kilogram of gooseberries;
- add 2 large lemons to them;
- and 2 kilograms of sugar.
With mint
A delicacy filled with gooseberry flavor and refreshing mint notes. Take 500 grams of berries and sugar, 3-4 sprigs of mint, 250 milliliters of water and a teaspoon of lemon juice.
With liqueur
When adding liqueur, gooseberries fully reveal their taste and aroma. Men will especially like this recipe. You need 500 grams of gooseberries, 100 milliliters of water, 80 grams of liqueur, 600 grams of sugar.
With gelatin
This is not only an original, tasty jam, but also an independent, beautiful and aromatic dessert. To prepare it, take 1 kilogram of berries and sugar, 100 grams of gelatin, a bag of vanillin and 250 milliliters of clean water.
On stevia
This jam can be safely consumed by people with chronic diseases such as diabetes and pancreatitis. In addition, stevia (aka honey herb) also acts as a natural preservative. To prepare, take 2 teaspoons of stevia extract, the juice of half a lemon, 100 milliliters of water and 1 kilogram of gooseberries.
How and for how long can you store jam?
A feature of gooseberry jam that plays into the hands of housewives is a high concentration of sugar and various acids, which extend the shelf life. Therefore, such preparations can be stored for up to a year at room temperature.
Use dry, dark places, such as a home pantry. When using cellars, basements with temperatures up to +15 C degrees or a refrigerator, the shelf life increases to 2 years.
