Sweet and healthy serviceberry berries have long become everyone’s favorite delicacy. Due to the high yield, many different preparations can be made from the fruits. The jam made from serviceberry berries for the winter is tender and aromatic, with a unique taste.
Subtleties of preparing serviceberry jam
Saskatoon contains a lot of sugar, so the jam turns out too sweet.To avoid this, the recipe is supplemented with sour berries or lemon, which will create a delicious delicacy that will not leave gourmets indifferent.
Food preparation
During harvesting, the berries are thoroughly washed and sorted. When sorting, twigs and foliage are removed, as well as damaged fruits.
After washing, you need to leave the fruits in a colander for 15 minutes so that all the water drains from them.
Cooking methods
There are quite a few recipes for serviceberry berries, so you can choose the most suitable one based on your personal taste preferences.
Simple recipe
The preparation is quite simple and does not take much time. Required ingredients:
- irga - 1 kg;
- granulated sugar - 1 kg.
The berries are placed in a cooking basin, filled with water and brought to a boil. Cover with a lid and boil for 30 minutes. Then you need to add sugar and keep on low heat for another 30 minutes. The finished jam will be fragrant and thick, reminiscent of jam in consistency.
Without sterilization
A tasty and healthy delicacy is easy to prepare without boiling the berries. This will allow you to preserve the healing properties of the product as much as possible. For the recipe prepare:
- irga - 1 kg;
- granulated sugar - 1 kg;
- citric acid - 2-3 g.
The fruits are sorted, washed and dried. Then they are crushed in a meat grinder or blender. Add sugar to the resulting consistency and mix thoroughly. Add citric acid, place in pre-pasteurized jars, cover with plastic lids.
Citric acid can be replaced with the juice of one lemon.
"Five Minute"
The berries are prepared quickly and without any hassle. Jam can be varied with various tasty additives.
To prepare a simple recipe you will need the following ingredients:
- irga - 1 kg;
- granulated sugar - 1 kg;
- water - 250 ml;
- citric acid - 3 g.
Prepare syrup from sugar and water. Once ready, place the fruits in it and bring to a boil. In 2-3 minutes. Before the end of cooking, add citric acid. Pour into prepared jars.
Multicooker option
This delicious delicacy can also be prepared in a slow cooker. For this you will need:
- berries - 1 kg;
- sugar - 1 kg;
- water - half the cooking bowl.
The fruits are washed and passed through a meat grinder. The mass is placed in a bowl, water and sugar are added. Close the lid, turn on the “Porridge” mode and cook for 1 hour. Then pour into sterilized jars.
With lemon
In combination with lemon, you can make jam with an unusual taste and unforgettable aroma. You need to prepare:
- irga - 1.5 kg;
- sugar - 0.7 kg;
- lemon - 1 pc.;
- water - 200 ml.
The berries are peeled from the branches, washed well, and poured into a cooking container. Water is poured in and the pan is placed on the stove until it boils. After the fire is reduced, the container is covered with a lid, the contents are boiled for 30 minutes. Next, add sugar and turn the heat to low.
The lemon is twisted in a meat grinder and added to the jam. Simmer for another 30 minutes. over low heat, cool. Put the jam back to a boil and roll it into jars.
To obtain a jelly-like consistency, the cooled jam can be blended in a blender.
From serviceberry and apples
Cooking a delicacy from apples is quite quick, while the delicate and light aroma of your favorite fruit floats around the kitchen.
To prepare a dessert with the addition of apples you need to prepare:
- fruits - 1 kg;
- apples - 1 kg;
- granulated sugar - 1 kg;
- water - 1 cup;
- citric acid.
Apples are peeled and cored and cut into slices. Syrup is prepared from water and sugar. Dried berries are poured into boiling syrup, boiled for 6-7 minutes, then apples are added. After the jam has boiled, cook until tender. Add a little citric acid before removing from heat. Bon appetit!
From serviceberry and raspberry
Berries in combination with raspberries will give the jam an unforgettable aroma. The delicacy will be tasty and healthy; it can be used to strengthen the immune system, normalize sleep, and improve the elasticity of blood vessels.
Ingredients:
- serviceberry - 0.5 kg;
- raspberries - 0.5 kg;
- sugar - 0.8 kg.
Wash the berries, sort and dry. Sort the raspberries, remove damaged parts of the berries. Mix all ingredients, add granulated sugar. After boiling, boil for 1 hour and pour into jars.
With orange
Jam with the addition of orange has an unusual note and increases the beneficial properties of serviceberry.
Products for the recipe:
- berries - 1.5 kg;
- orange - 1 pc.;
- water - 200 ml;
- sugar - 0.6 kg.
The berries are prepared in the usual way. Peel the orange and separate the white part of the zest. The pulp is twisted in a meat grinder, the zest is crushed, and both ingredients are combined.
Cover the fruits with sugar and leave to infuse for 1.5-2 hours. Then add the orange zest. Place the contents on the stove. After boiling, simmer for an hour, stirring constantly. Distribute into jars and roll up.
If you wish, you can not preserve the orange jam, but cool it and serve immediately.
With black currant
Blackcurrant will make the product even more healthy and nutritious. Required components:
- serviceberry fruits - 2 kg;
- black currant - 1 kg;
- sugar - 2 kg;
- water - 2-3 cups.
The prepared berries are blanched for 3 minutes, then removed and left to drain. At this time, you need to boil the syrup, then add shadberry and currants to it, and bring to a boil. Remove from heat and let sit for about 10 hours. Then boil again for 40-50 minutes.
Really tasty preparations are created from serviceberry, which will be a pleasant surprise for household members and guests.
