Gooseberry jam called “5-minute” is an excellent preparation for the winter. It takes just five minutes to prepare, in one or three batches. Gooseberry jam from crushed berries can be cooked in one step. It is better to cook whole fruits drenched in syrup in three stages. The five-minute cooking technology allows you to preserve the maximum of nutrients and vitamins.
Subtleties of making “Five Minute” gooseberry jam
Five-minute jam is cooked for only five minutes. This 5-minute dish is prepared from whole fruits in three steps. The berries are boiled for five minutes, after which they are cooled and kept in syrup for at least three hours (a day can be used). The cooking technology (cooking for five minutes) is repeated three times. After which the hot gooseberry jam is poured into jars.
In a product prepared using this technology, as a rule, the shape of the berries and up to 70 percent of the vitamins are preserved. True, there are five-minute recipes where the gooseberries are first ground using a meat grinder or in a blender. The jam is prepared using berries and sugar (in a 1:1 ratio); when prepared, it can be stored in a glass container for almost three years.
Gooseberries do not release juice well, so it is recommended to prepare sugar syrup first. Any berries are suitable for five minutes - ripe or still green. The main thing is to rinse them and remove the tails before cooking.
This procedure is repeated three times. At the very end, you can add gelatin, pectin or agar-agar. These additives will help give the product a jelly-like consistency.
Selection and preparation of the main ingredient
Gooseberry jam is usually made in the summer. This berry ripens in July. Any variety of gooseberry (red, yellow, large-fruited or with small fruits) is suitable for preparing a sweet preparation. Jam can even be made from green berries.
Before cooking, gooseberries are sorted, fruits with wormholes and rot are discarded, washed, stems and stalks are removed and dried well. You can prick the berries with a needle, then they will be saturated with syrup and retain their shape.
In the process of preparing a sweet preparation for the winter, you will need a large saucepan (stainless steel or enamel) or a copper basin. You should have spoons and wooden spatulas at hand. It is better to store the finished jam in glass jars (half-liter and liter). The containers are closed with regular tin lids or twist-off lids. The jars are first cleaned with soda, rinsed with boiling water, sterilized over steam and dried well.
Cooking recipes
There are a huge number of recipes for making five-minute gooseberry jam. The main ingredients of any preparation are berries and granulated sugar. For variety, you can add spices, nuts, and fruits.
Classic recipe
Compound:
- 1.05 kg sugar;
- 1.05 kg gooseberries;
- 245 ml water.
How to cook:
- pour all the ingredients, pour in, put in a saucepan;
- cook over low heat until boiling;
- boil for no more than five minutes;
- cool the berries and repeat the cooking technology two more times;
- Pour hot gooseberry jam into jars and roll up the lids.
In syrup
Ingredients for quick 5-minute preparation:
- 1.1 kg gooseberries;
- 1.1 kg sugar;
- 255 ml water;
- 5-6 cherry leaves.
How to make simple jam for the winter:
- boil sugar syrup on cherry leaves (remove leaves at the end);
- pour the berries into the syrup, bring to a boil and cook for no more than five minutes;
- cool the fruits and repeat the cooking technology two more times;
- Pour the hot dessert into jars for the winter.
Through a meat grinder
Compound:
- 1.05 kg gooseberries;
- 1.05 kg sugar.
How to cook:
- Grind the berries through a meat grinder or using a blender;
- put the berry puree in a saucepan, cover with granulated sugar;
- cook after boiling for no more than five minutes;
- pour into jars and immediately close the lids.
With raspberries
Compound:
- 0.55 kg gooseberries;
- 0.55 kg raspberries;
- 1.1 kg sugar;
- 155 ml water.
How to make gooseberry jam with raspberries:
- lay out, pour all ingredients into a saucepan and add water;
- cook after boiling for no more than 5 minutes;
- Cool the berries and repeat the cooking technology two more times.
With lemon
Compound:
- juice and zest of two lemons;
- 1.05 kg gooseberries;
- 1.05 kg sugar.
How to cook:
- Cover the berries with granulated sugar, pour in lemon juice and leave in a saucepan in the refrigerator overnight (12 hours);
- when the fruits release juice, cook over low heat after boiling for no more than 5 minutes;
- cool the semi-finished berry product and repeat the cooking technology 2 more times;
- Add lemon zest for the last time 5 minutes before the end of cooking.
With orange
Compound:
- 1.05 kg gooseberries;
- 1.3 kg sugar;
- 3 oranges.
How to cook:
- Grind berries and oranges (unpeeled, cut into slices) using a blender;
- Place the berry puree in a saucepan, add granulated sugar;
- cook the mixture after boiling for exactly 5 minutes;
- Pour hot jam into jars and immediately roll up the lids.
With walnuts
Compound:
- 1.05 kg of large-fruited gooseberries;
- 805 g nuts;
- 1.5 kg sugar;
- 0.55 liters of water.
How to cook:
- remove the seeds from the berries and stuff them with walnuts;
- boil the syrup;
- pour sugar syrup over the semi-finished product and leave for 12 hours;
- put the jam on the fire and cook after boiling for no more than five minutes;
- cool and repeat the cooking technology two more times.
With black currant
Compound:
- 1.05 kg gooseberries;
- 0.55 kg currants;
- 1.55 kg sugar.
How to cook:
- clean the fruits from twigs and stalks;
- grind all the berries in a blender;
- pour the berry mass into a saucepan, add granulated sugar;
- bring the puree to a boil, boil for no more than 5 minutes;
- Pour hot jam into jars and close the lids.
Storage periods and rules
Gooseberry jam can be stored for three years, not only in a cool cellar or garage basement, but even on a kitchen cabinet shelf in an ordinary apartment. The main thing is to adhere to the correct proportions.
For a kilogram of berries you need to take exactly a kilogram of granulated sugar. Moreover, you can add more sugar, but not less than 1 kg. Gooseberry jam will not ferment, spoil, or become moldy if you prepare it from high-quality (not rotten) berries. During the cooking process, special attention is paid to the preparation of glass jars.
They must be cleaned with soda, rinsed with boiling water, sterilized over steam (or in the oven), and then dried. It is prohibited to pour the berry mass into a wet container.
A properly prepared gooseberry dessert for the winter has an almost unlimited shelf life. True, over time, the usefulness of berry preparation decreases. It is always better to prepare a small amount of gooseberry jam for one year. Gooseberries ripen every season. It is not recommended to make strategic reserves of this jam for ten years. Usually no more than five or seven half-liter jars are prepared per person for a year. In addition, besides gooseberries, there are other berries and fruits from which you can make delicious sweet preparations for the winter.
