Every housewife should prepare tasty, aromatic and healthy jam from Victoria berries for the winter, the recipe of which has been developed and modernized since ancient times. In the cold season, it will remind you of the warm summer and enrich the body with missing vitamins. This delicacy is credited with many healing properties, and its taste is adored by adults and children.
Cooking features
To ensure that the delicacy is not only aromatic and tasty, but also beautiful, you should take into account certain features of its preparation. Ideally, the syrup should be transparent and the berries intact. When cooking, never add water. Victoria contains a lot of juice, and excess moisture will require additional cooking time to evaporate. As a result, the dessert will be overcooked.
You only need to prepare a delicacy from summer aromatic berries in a good mood, without unnecessary fuss. In order for it to last as long as possible and not spoil, you should know exactly the time required for cooking.
Victoria produces quite large fruits, and in order for them to be completely cooked, you need to accurately calculate the time. The prepared jam should be poured into jars while hot and then immediately rolled up. This will reduce the consumption of sugar during cooking. For one kilogram of berries you will need only 0.5 kg of granulated sugar.
If it seems that the jam is not thick enough, then during the last cooking it should be boiled to the desired consistency. As the dish cools, it becomes thicker, which is definitely worth taking into account. To check, you can drop a drop of syrup onto a plate. If it does not spread, then the dessert is ready.
Victoria's preparation
Large berries are not suitable for making jam, so they are sorted in advance and medium-sized and well-ripened ones are selected. After this, the strawberries are placed in a colander and washed. The excess moisture should drain off after a while, after which Victoria should be placed on a paper towel and dried. The tails and stalks are removed from the fruits, and those that show signs of spoilage are discarded.
How to make Victoria jam
Over a long history, a huge number of recipes for making delicious and healthy jam from Victoria fruits (strawberries) have been created. Every housewife has the opportunity to surprise her household and guests by creating a unique recipe with the addition of one or another ingredient or spices.
A simple recipe for the winter
To cover this healthy treat with whole aromatic berries, you will need to take:
- Victoria - 1 kg;
- granulated sugar - 800 g.
Cooking technique
In order to make Victoria jam, the standard ratio of berries to sugar is 1:1. However, you can use less sugar. In this case, a dosage of less than 650 grams is not allowed. Otherwise, the fruits will “sparkle.” So, the dessert is prepared according to the following scheme. The berries are laid out in a suitable container in layers, each of which is sprinkled with sugar.
If it remains at the end, then simply pour it on top of Victoria and smooth it out. Leave to steep overnight until the juice is released. In the morning, boil and boil for 7 minutes, then remove the foam and let cool. This operation is performed 3 times. To make the delicacy thicker, cook it longer the third time. As soon as the drop does not spread on the plate, the dessert can be placed in a sealing container.
Five Minute Recipe
This technology allows you to preserve the maximum amount of vitamins and nutrients from fresh berries. You will need to take:
- granulated sugar - 0.7 kg;
- Victoria - 1 kg.
Cooking method
Re-sort the berries, wash them, cut large ones into slices. The syrup should be boiled separately in an enamel container over high heat, adding sugar and 250 ml of water. Pour the fruits into boiling syrup and cook for 5 minutes. The dish is stirred using a wooden spoon.Ready!
Jam from frozen Victoria
If during the summer, for some reason, it was not possible to prepare a delicacy from Victoria’s healthy berries, it doesn’t matter. You can always correct the situation and use frozen fruits for this. Required:
- frozen Victoria - 1000 g;
- lemon - 0.5 pcs.;
- granulated sugar - 1000 g.
Cooking method
Defrost the berries, rinse and sprinkle with sugar. Leave overnight to allow sufficient juice to release. In the morning, put the container on the fire and boil, then turn the heat up and simmer for 5 minutes. Periodically stir the dish and skim off any foam that has formed. At the very end, add lemon juice and mix thoroughly using a wooden spoon. Ready!
How to store Victoria strawberry jam
It is important not only to prepare, but also to properly store Victoria jam. If the dish was prepared without cooking or was closed with leaky lids, then such a product is best stored in the refrigerator. After opening, the container is stored only in the refrigerator and for no more than 2 weeks. The dessert can be used both for direct consumption and for preparing culinary masterpieces.
Hermetically sealed jars with well-cooked jam from Victoria are sent to a dark and cool room. The ideal place would be a basement with moderate humidity; in extreme cases, a pantry would be suitable. The shelf life of this delicacy is about 3 years.
