Raw jam is a very popular dish today. It is aromatic, retains the taste and smell of fresh fruits, and simplifies the cooking process. Preparing gooseberries with sugar for the winter without cooking is not difficult; even an inexperienced cook can handle it. In winter, the raw delicacy can be used in preparing various homemade dishes, such as jelly, or as a filling for pies.
Features of preparing gooseberries mashed with sugar for the winter
A raw twisted dessert using gooseberries is easier to prepare than the traditional recipe. But to get the expected result, you need to follow a number of rules.
Specifics of raw material selection
To prepare a delicacy without cooking, it is recommended to take unripe berries. They have very soft seeds, which will not spoil the taste of the dessert. Unripe gooseberries contain more pectin, which is why the dessert made using the cold method will acquire a pleasant consistency that resembles jam.
When preparing fruits for the cooking process, remove the stigmas and tails. This can be done using nail scissors. The finished berry is washed under water and dried.
If the gooseberries are wet, then the workpiece will have a watery appearance and will quickly deteriorate. The berry will dry faster if you spread it on a towel that absorbs moisture well.
Before putting the cold dessert into the container, you need to wait until the granulated sugar is completely dissolved in the berry puree. To keep the delicacy longer, after distributing it into jars, it is covered with sugar on top. The jam will harden and a sugar plug will form, which will protect it from souring.
Preparing containers
Containers for jam are washed with soda and must undergo a sterilization procedure. Both metal and plastic lids are used, which are also boiled before use.
How to candy gooseberries at home?
To prepare dessert at home, there are many different recipe options.
Classic version without cooking
For 2 liters of jam you will need the following volume of products:
- 1 kg gooseberries;
- 1.5 kg granulated sugar.
Cooking steps:
- The berries are sorted and the tails are removed. Wash under the tap and dry on a towel.
- Dried gooseberries are scrolled through a meat grinder. Ripe and soft berries can be crushed with a blender.
- The mass is mixed with granulated sugar, leaving 100 grams to sprinkle on the finished dessert at the end.
- Cover the bowl with gooseberries with gauze for 6 hours, stirring from time to time to quickly dissolve the sugar.
- The finished ground product is sent to a sterilized container and sprinkled with sugar on top.
- The jars are tightly closed and stored in the refrigerator.
With lemon
List of required products:
- gooseberries – 1.2 kg;
- sugar – 6 glasses;
- medium lemon – 2 pcs.
The berries are sorted and washed. Citrus also needs to be washed, the peel should not be cut off. The lemon must be cut and the seeds removed.
Next, the products should be turned into pulp. You can use a blender for this.
Sugar is poured into the finished mixture, everything is stirred well and ground. The bowl of jam is covered with gauze to prevent dust from penetrating, and set aside until the juice appears and the granulated sugar is completely dissolved.
Only sterilized containers for cold desserts are used, since the fruit is not involved in heat treatment. The prepared twisted gooseberries with sugar are distributed into containers, they are tightly twisted and sent to the refrigerator.
With orange
To prepare the delicacy you use:
- 2 kg gooseberries;
- 5 pieces. oranges;
- 2.5 kg of sugar.
Step by step process:
- The fruit is washed well, the tails are removed.
- Citrus fruits are washed using a brush and cut into pieces. There is no need to remove the peel, since it is this that will give the delicacy a good aroma and taste. But the seeds need to be removed.
- Prepared products are crushed using a blender, meat grinder, or food processor.
- The resulting mass is sent to the dishes. Add granulated sugar to it in small portions. The jam must be mixed until a homogeneous mass is obtained.
- The ground fruit with orange should stand for a couple of hours in a cool place.
- Then the candied product is distributed into containers and closed with lids.
Five minute recipe
Unlike recipes without cooking, which use fresh grated gooseberries, five-minute jam requires short-term processing.
To make a treat, you need to take:
- gooseberries – 600 gr.;
- sugar – 500 gr.;
- water – 100 ml.
The collected berries are sorted, the stalks are removed, and washed under running water. Clean fruits are sent to the pan, and 250 grams are poured into it. sugar to release the juice. You can do this in the evening, leaving it overnight, or in the morning to make the jam in the evening.
If this is not possible and you need to cook the jam quickly, then this step is skipped. The berries are immediately filled with water and put on gas.
It is recommended not to make a big fire, heat it on low, medium.
Fruits with granulated sugar will give juice after a while. You need to add 125 ml of water to it and put it on fire. The heating level should be minimal, so the delicacy will heat up gradually, and the useful components will not have time to collapse, as happens during a sharp increase in temperature.
After the contents of the pan boil, add the rest of the sugar and mix with a wooden spatula. The foam needs to be removed. Cook the jam for 5 minutes from the moment it boils.
This time is enough for the gooseberries to soak in the syrup and retain their benefits.
If the dessert is stored in the refrigerator, then it is placed in a sterilized container immediately.Under other storage conditions, you need to cool the delicacy, heat it again and cook for 5 minutes, and then pour it into jars.
For storage in the freezer
To prepare frozen gooseberries for the winter, you will need:
- gooseberries – 1 kg;
- sugar – 300-400 gr.
To make dessert, it is better to take overripe berries with thin skin.
The fruits are washed and crushed. You can get rolled gooseberries using a meat grinder or masher.
Then the puree is mixed with sugar, mixed and packaged into containers, they are poured to the top. Then the dessert needs to be cooled a little in the refrigerator, and then transferred to the freezer.
How to store the finished product
Ground gooseberries with sugar are stored in a cool place. This could be a refrigerator, a cellar.
