Cherry jam with pits, called five-minute jam, is a good alternative to any cherry jam. It has a unique taste. You can simply eat it with a spoon. How nice it is to savor the amazing sweetness by spreading cherry syrup on your tongue. There are many recipes for this dessert. But most of them require a long cooking time. The dish according to this recipe was called five-minute precisely because it cooks quickly.
Features of preparing cherry jam with pits in a quick way for the winter
It’s easy to make five-minute jam from cherries with pits. The berries do not require long preparation. It is the seed, which contains specific substances, that gives the jam its brightness. Making five-minute cherry jam has its own nuances.
Cherry jam with pits cannot be stored for a long time. Five-minute meals need to be prepared as much as the family can eat in about six months. Dark varieties of cherries are selected for cooking. The syrup with berries is brought to a boil several times.
Rules for choosing raw materials
The following varieties are suitable for making cherry jam with pits for five minutes:
- Vladimirskaya,
- Anthracite,
- Griot Rossoshansky,
- Chocolate girl,
- Zhukovskaya,
- Memory of Voronchikhina,
- Rossoshanskaya black,
- Consumer goods Black,
- Black Large,
- Morel Bryanskaya.
Ripe fruits without damage are selected. The berries should be even. It's better if they are the same size. It is unacceptable to make jam from even slightly spoiled fruits. Such a dessert will not be stored; mold will begin to spread on it and it will become dangerous to eat.
Berries should be picked with petioles. The stalks protect the cherries from fermentation processes that may occur in them.
Preparing containers
Making delicious, quick cherry jam with pits is half the battle. It needs to be preserved. The safety of the product largely depends on the preparation of the container. Banks are carefully inspected. There should be no cracks or chips on them. The selected containers are washed in hot water and soda. After this, the jars need to be rinsed several times.
The lids also need to be reviewed. There should be no rust on them.It is necessary to ensure that the rubber on the gaskets does not deteriorate. Signs of bad tires are a yellowish color and stickiness to the touch. Such lids cannot be used.
Sterilization on a kettle is very convenient. An ordinary kettle is placed on the stove. When the water boils, the gas decreases. Jars with a capacity of 0.5 to 1 liter are hung on the spout of the kettle. A half-liter jar is kept in hot steam for 5 minutes, a liter jar for 10. The hot jars are turned upside down and placed on a clean towel.
Cooking methods
Five-minute cherry jam can be prepared in different ways. There is an old recipe that has already become a classic. But housewives experiment with cherries every year and delight with new interesting ways of harvesting.
Classic recipe “Five Minute”
Prepare ingredients:
- cherry – 1 kg;
- sugar – 600 gr.
Sort the berries, remove stems and spoiled fruits. Rinse the cherries well and dry on a paper towel. Place the dried berries in a saucepan or bowl. Pour sugar into it. Mix everything. Mix the berries with sugar by lightly shaking. The cherries are left for 6 hours. During this period, the sugar will draw the juice out of the berries.
After 6 hours, the berries are placed on low gas and, stirring, brought to a boil. Stir until there is enough juice to prevent the jam from burning. As the action progresses, you need to remove the foam. It spoils the taste and reduces shelf life.
After boiling, it takes 5-7 minutes. After a short boil, the cherry jam is poured into prepared jars. They are filled to the brim and closed with lids. It is important that there is no free space between the lid and the edge of the jam. Voids allow the accumulation of bacteria and spoilage of the product.
After cooling, cherry jam with pits, boiled for 5 minutes, will be thick with a rich taste. This is facilitated by the lack of water during cooking.
Option in syrup
Cherry jam can be prepared in sugar syrup for 5 minutes. The recipe for this delicacy is simple. Take 600 grams of sugar and add a liter of water. Place the pan with the sugar mixture on low gas and constantly stir the contents. As soon as all the sugar has melted, place 600 grams of cherries with pits into the pan.
The berries need to be sorted, washed and dried in advance. The syrup with berries is brought to a boil. Cook after boiling for 5 minutes. Hot jam is placed in jars and immediately covered with lids.
Required Products:
- water – 1 l;
- sugar – 600 gr.;
- ripe cherries – 1 kg.
Five-minute cherry jam with a pit, prepared according to the recipe in syrup, will be more liquid than that cooked without water. But the berries boiled in sugar syrup will be intact.
How and for how long can you store the treat?
How exactly to prepare five-minute cherry jam with pits is up to each housewife to decide for herself. The main thing is to remember that the seeds emit hydrocyanic acid, which is harmful to health. It is advisable to use the product within six months. Its shelf life is 1 year. Best stored in a cool, dark place.
